Wildlife Habitat and Watercourses Protection Regulations (N.S. Reg. 138/2001). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Nova Scotia Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Freshwater pollution Pollution control Protection of habitats Wild flora Inland waters Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Regulations enact the Forests Act. The Regulations lay down provisions relating to the protection of wildlife habitat and watercourse. In particular, section 4 specifies that on any harvest site comprising an area greater than 3 hectares of forest land, the forestry operator shall ensure that at least 10 living, or partially living, trees are left standing for each hectare of forest land cut. The text – consisting of 10 sections deals with the following aspects: definitions, application, legacy trees and habitat structure, determining average width of watercourse, special management zones, protection of watercourse less than 50 cm wide, provisions applying to all watercourses and offence. Full text English Website www.gov.ns.ca References - Legislation Implements Forests Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 179). Legislation | Canada | 1989 (2010) Keyword: Framework law, Private forest, Public forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forest species, Forestry protection measures, Recreational forest, Policy/planning, Research, Timber, Special fund, Institution, Authorization/permit, Planting material/seeds Source: FAO, FAOLEX