Regulation respecting the sustainable development of forests in the domain of the State (A-18.1, r. 0.01). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Québec Document type Regulation Date 2017 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Effluent waste water/discharge Waste management Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Forest service/forest officers Fuelwood Agro-forestry Use restrictions Timber extraction/logging Timber Sustainable use Sustainable development Right of use Recreational forest Protection of species Protected area Post-harvest treatment Indigenous peoples Forest species Authorization/permit Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Wetlands Ecosystem preservation Waterworks Water conservation zone Surface water Freshwater pollution Pollution control Protection of habitats Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Regulation concerns the sustainable development of forests and applies to forests in the domain of the State up to the northern limit of the forest tundra. That territory is shown on the map “Vegetation areas and bioclimatic domains of Québec” reproduced in Schedule 1. In the Regulation “forest development activity” means a forest development activity within the meaning of paragraph 1 of section 4 of the Sustainable Forest Development Act (chapter A-18.1); an activity related to timber felling and harvesting, the operation of a sugar bush, the construction, improvement, repair, maintenance or closure of infrastructures, the carrying out of silvicultural treatments, including reforestation and the use of fire, fire protection, the suppression of insect epidemics, cryptogamic diseases and competing vegetation, and all similar activities that tangibly affect forest resources. Full text English Website legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca References - Legislation Implements Sustainable Forest Development Act (R.S.Q., c. A-18.1). Legislation | Canada | 2010 (2021) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Forest species, Public forest, Timber, Internal trade, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Private forest, Sustainable development, Protection of environment, Wetlands, Protected area, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX