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Regulation and general guidelines concerning the Forestry Act (SKSFS 2011:7).

Country/Territory
Sweden
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Afforestation/reforestation Alien species Timber extraction/logging Timber Business/industry/corporations Data collection/reporting Authorization/permit Indigenous peoples Pests/diseases Transport/storage Cultural heritage Protected area Fertilizers/nutrients Forest species Ecosystem preservation Wild fauna Wild flora Birds
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The present Regulation, issued by the Swedish Forest Agency, lays down provisions and general guidelines concerning the Forestry Act. It contains the following chapters: 1. General guidelines on the Forestry Act's general rules; 2. Establishment of new stands on productive forest land; 3. Felling of forests in productive forest lands and measures on forest impediments; 4. Requirements for felling permits etc., in forests close to mountains and consultation in reindeer year-round husbandry lands; 5. Temperate deciduous forest; 6. Measures against harmful insects; 7. Consideration for nature conservation, cultural resource management, and reindeer husbandry; 8. Supervision.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.skogsstyrelsen.se

References - Legislation

Implements

The Forestry Act (1979:429).

Legislation | Sweden | 1979 (2006)

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber extraction/logging, Erosion, Offences/penalties, Biodiversity, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX