Schleswig-Holstein Forestry Law (LWaldG). Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Schleswig-Holstein Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleForestry Law for the Land Schleswig-Holstein. Subject Forestry Keyword Framework law Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Public forest Private forest Recreational forest Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation 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 Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 2005. Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to: 1) conserve and increase the forest and to ensure its sustainable development on the grounds of its: a) significance for the environment, in particular for its wild fauna and flora, water resources and the air, its agrarian structure and infrastructure; b) recreational purpose for the population; c) resources, in particular for the raw material wood; 2) promote the sustainable forestry management; 3) harmonize public interest with those of individuals; and 4) order the use of the free countryside. The present Law consists of 43 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Consideration (II); Forest management, forest conservation (III); Specially protected forest areas (IV); Entering the forest (V); Protection of forest (VI); Promotion of forestry (VII); Compensation, Refunding of costs (VIII); Forest administration, forest inspection (IX); Final provisions (X). Full text German Website www.lexsoft.de References - Legislation Implemented by Ordinance on the protection of forests, moorland and heathland. Legislation | Germany | 2008 Keyword: Public forest, Forest fires Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on establishment of the Institute “Schleswig-Holstein Forests”. Legislation | Germany | 2007 Keyword: Institution, Public forest, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX