Reference Law of Forests and Pastures in the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. País/Territorio Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1998 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Ganado, Bosques, Tierra y suelos, Cultivos Palabra clave Pastoreo Cultivos/praderas Bosques demaniales Materiales de propagación/semillas Desarrollo sostenible Bosques de protección Restricciones para el uso Forestación/reforestación Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Medidas de protección forestal Subvención/incentivo Corte y extracción/explotación forestal Autorización/permiso Terrenos públicos Pastoreo Transferencia Producción vegetal Resumen This Law consisting of 24 articles aims to attribute to the Ministry of Agriculture, or the competent authority for forests and pastures, the responsibility for supervising the pastures, public forests and rural forests, and regulating their investments, maintenance and preservation. The Law establishes that pasture lands and forests are state-owned public lands unless they are already owned by individuals or companies. Main tasks of the Ministry are (i) determine the lands of pastures, rural forests and public forests, which are prohibited from being used; (ii) to determine the lands of pastures and forests that can be utilized; (iii) reforestation of public and rural forests and planting new sites in state-owned places for the purpose of expanding forests, establishing windbreaks around towns and villages, stabilizing sand or establishing public parks; (iv) cultivate new grassland areas with grass seeds in order to expand pastures or introduce new varieties in state-owned areas; (v) maintain the water courses in forest and pasture areas; (vi) provide residents with trees and shrubs - free of charge or at nominal prices - when available, to plant their land; (vii) determine the seasons of grazing and cutting to protect plants and pastures and to maintain their continuity; and (viii) issue permits for the transfer and licensing of investment, cutting and grazing. Texto completo Árabe Página web www.gcc-sg.org