Regional Law 4 January 2014 No. 3 on the protection and enhancement of forests, pastures and the arboreal heritage of the Abruzzo region. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Abruzzo Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Agro-forestry Forest fires Genetic resources Mountain area Risk assessment/management Capacity building Education Grazing Timber extraction/logging Monitoring Policy/planning Private forest Public forest Data collection/reporting Protected area Protection forest Protection of environment Classification/declassification Registration Cooperative/producer organization Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Subsidy/incentive Institution Local government Pastoralism Basin/catchment/watershed Freshwater resources management Inland waters Biodiversity Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Law aims to promote the protection and enhancement of forest and pasture resources, their sustainable and multifunctional management, with particular regard to the objectives of: a) improvement and protection of the hydrogeological structure of the territory; b) landscape protection; c) maintenance and increase of biodiversity; d) protection of forest ecosystems from abiotic and biotic adversities and forest fires; e) protection of areas of significant environmental value; f) development of mountain and inland areas through the promotion of the forestry economy and the supply chains of forestry and grazing products, as well as secondary forest products; g) protection and development of silvo-pastoral systems, including the technical and economic protection of the silvo-pastoral assets of the municipalities and other public bodies. Full text Italian Website www2.consiglio.regione.abruzzo.it References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora Legislation | European Union | 1992 (2013) Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation, Endangered species, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Data collection/reporting, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX