Law No. 48/V/98 regulating forestry activity. Pays/Territoire Cabo Verde Type du document Législation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde No. 13 (I Series), 6 April 1998, pp. 132-141. Sujet Forêts, Terre et sols Mot clé Loi-cadre Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Aire protégée Subvention/incitation Boisement/reboisement Agro-foresterie Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière Droit d'usage Expropriation Autorisation/permis Pastoralisme Régime foncier Aire géographique Afrique, Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Atlantique Nord, Sahel, Petits états insulaires en développement, Afrique de l'Ouest Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 180 days after its publication. Résumé This Law regulates the forestry activity. It consists of 14 Chapters specifying authorized activities to be performed by public and private entities in order to protect national forests. It applies to trees and forests which are not cultivated for agricultural purposes, to the exercise of forestry activity and to land subject to the forestry regime or likely to be afforested within Cape Verde and provided that it is not intended for predominantly agricultural activities. It also establishes national administration competencies and actions to be carried out by the Government of Cape Verde for managing forestry resources. Chapter I defines all sectors relative to forestry activity (i.e. Forestry Services; Forest; Forestry Programme; Forestry Regime, etc.); Chapter II lays down competencies and duties of the Government and Local Administrations (including requirements to be satisfied by such administrations in order to benefit from financial incentives). Chapter III lists forestry programme purposes. Chapters IV-VII deal with forestry regime and forest management, specifying types of lands to be submitted to the aforementioned regime (rights of landowner, public and private lands, duration of forestry regime, prohibited activities, including the requirements for obtaining an authorization for agricultural and sylvo-pastoralism exploitation in such zones.). Chapters VIII-XI concern special protected areas management, reforestation activity and forest protection (including the prohibition of tree logging). Chapter X deals with private lands expropriation requirements. Chapter XII lays down the requirements for obtaining financial incentives, including different types of governmental assistance. Chapters XIII and XIV list controls to be carried out by competent authorities and sanctions to be paid by offenders for non authorized activities. Texte intégral Français/Portugais Site web www.legis-palop.org Références - Législation Abroge Decree No. 62/89 regulating the activities relating to the reforestation and conservation of forests. Législation | Cabo Verde | 1989 Mot clé: Boisement/reboisement, Classement/déclassement, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abrogé par Law No. 25/X/2023 establishing the General Policy Framework for Forestry sector. Législation | Cabo Verde | 2023 Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Aire protégée, Subvention/incitation, Boisement/reboisement, Agro-foresterie, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Droit d'usage, Expropriation, Autorisation/permis, Pastoralisme, Genre, Changement de climat, Régime foncier, Patrimoine culturel, Infractions/sanctions, Protection de l'habitat, Faune sauvage, Flore sauvage, Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Source: FAO, FAOLEX