Trees Protection Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hamburg Document type Regulation Date 1948 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on the protection of trees and hedges in the Free and Hanseatic Town Hamburg. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Cultural heritage Protection of species Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 of the present Ordinance establishes that to reconstruct the town and landscape image of Hamburg, all trees and hedges are subject to the Nature Protection Law of 22 July 1948. It is prohibited to damage, destroy, carry away or in any other way damage trees and hedges or parts thereof. The text consists of 5 articles. Full text German Website www.hamburg.de References - Legislation Repealed by Hamburg Tree Protection Ordinance (BaumschutzVO). Legislation | Germany | 2023 Keyword: Protection forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Plant protection, Liability/compensation, Offences/penalties, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Protection of species, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX