Rheinland-Pfalz Forestry Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Rheinland-Pfalz Document type Legislation Date 2000 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Framework law Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forest species Forestry protection measures Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Planting material/seeds Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract With a view to achieve a sustainable development, the purpose of the present Law is to conserve forests because of their economic utility, their importance for the environment, and in particular as living space for wild living animals and wild growing plants, for the climate, water resources, pollution of the air, fertility of the soil, the image of the country, the agriculture on the whole and their infrastructures and, finally, because of their importance for recreational purposes of the public. Furthermore, a harmonization between the interests of the forest owners and the interest of the public shall have to be achieved. The text consists of 44 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Rights and duties of forest owners (II); Financial promotion (III); Forestry planning, conservation of the forest (IV); Protected forest areas (V); Rights and duties of forest users (VI); Special provisions for public, corporate and private forests (VII); Forestry administration (VIII); Penalties (IX); Transitional and final provisions (X). Full text German Website landesrecht.rlp.de References - Legislation Implemented by Forestry Law Implementation Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2000 (2005) Keyword: Public forest, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Registration, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX