Forest Ordinance. Pays/Territoire Suisse Sous-division territoriale Solothurn Type du document Règlement Date 1995 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Forêts Mot clé Mesures de protection des forêts Service forestier/agents forestiers Défrichement Mise en application Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Résumé The purpose of the present Law is to protect the forests and to implement federal and cantonal legislation on forests, and, in particular, the Federal Law on forests of 4 October 1991. The cantonal Council is in charge of ensuring its enforcement. Article 2 contains the definition of the terms “wood” and “forest”. Land clearing shall be carried out in strict compliance with the related provisions of the Federal Forest Law. Whenever happenings take place in or on the outskirt of forests which may cause harmful effects, an appropriate authorization is required (art. 15). The cultivation of forests shall be carried out with a view to protect and to promote the forest as a living space, in particular for animals and plants. The owners of forests shall put into effect special measures to protect plant varieties and biotopes. Furthermore, to preserve forests they shall renounce in part or completely to wood cutting. In such a case, the Canton can make compensation payments. The text consists of 64 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Protection of forests (II); Care and use of forest (III); Promotion measures (IV); Organization and enforcement (V); Final provisions (VI). Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.so.ch Références - Législation Implemente Forestry Law. Législation | Suisse | 1995 (2014) Mot clé: Législation de base, Mesures de protection des forêts, Défrichement, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Mise en application Source: FAO, FAOLEX