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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 |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| All | All | All |
