French Forest Law

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French Forest Law
Start date: 1827
Scope: National
Policy area: Forest and forestry
Legal status: Legally binding
Type of instrument: Regulatory
Form of instrument: Code
Language: French
URL: French Forest Law website
Format: html
Access: Free
Publisher: Secretariat General of the Government
Country(ies): France
Date: 17/02/2012

The French Forest Law (in French: Code forestier) defines a forest policy taking into account the need for sustainable development, particularly the protection of forests and their resources. This policy is integrated into the general land use planning. The French forest law defines and regulates the forest management of the public and private forests, forest conservation, and political exploitation of forest resources. It was last amended on 28 January 2012

Objective To ensure sustainable management of forests and their natural resources, to develop job evaluation for their sustainability, strengthening the competitiveness of the sector of forestry production, harvesting and processing of timber and other forest products and meet the social demands on the forest
Target State-owned forest, Forest ownership, Conservation of forests, Protective forests, Fight against erosion, Inventory and enhancement of forest resources, Reforestation
Policy and/or legal framework National Forest Program
Monitoring, assessing and reporting National Forest Inventory
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions French Rural Code, French Environment Code
Keywords Forest law, sustainable management, policy
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