Sachsen-Anhalt Forestry Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Sachsen-Anhalt Document type Legislation Date 1994 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleForestry Law for the Land Sachsen-Anhalt. Subject Forestry Keyword Framework law Recreational forest Public forest Forest service/forest officers Forest management/forest conservation Private forest Climate change Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to forestries in the Land Sachsen-Anhalt. 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 33 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Conservation and management of forests (II); Protection of forests (III); Special protected forest areas (IV); Special provisions concerning the management of forests (V); Organization and tasks of forest services (VI); Violations and penalties (VII); Final provisions (VIII). Full text German Website www.sachsen-anhalt.de References - Legislation Implemented by Private Forests Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1999 (2005) Keyword: Private forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forest Inventory Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2000 Keyword: Public forest, Inventory Source: FAO, FAOLEX Private Public Forest Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2012 Keyword: Public forest, Private forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Policy/planning, Business/industry/corporations, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Forest Fires Protection Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1996 (2013) Keyword: Forest fires, Private forest, Public forest, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Saxony-Anhalt Forestry Law Legislation | Germany | 2016 (2019) Keyword: Recreational forest, Public forest, Forest service/forest officers, Forest management/forest conservation, Private forest, Climate change, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX