Factsheet: Forestry act

Forestry act

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›SLOVAKIA (SLOVENSKO)

Description:

The act specifies the forest areas, protection, support sustainable forest management of public resources. It governs the competence of state forestry administration and state supervision in the woods. The purpose of this act is conservation, enhancement and protection of forests as components of the environment and natural resources of the country to fulfil their irreplaceable functions in providing differentiated, professional and sustainable forest management. The Act contains harmonization of interests of society and the forest owners and determinates economic conditions for sustainable forest management.

Goal/Aim:

Regulate forest protection and sustainable forest management.

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Act No. 326/2005 Call. About forests and amending certain laws

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Zákon o lesoch

Links:

http://www.zakonypreludi.sk/zz/2005-326

Responsible Authority:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka SR (MPRV SR) - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://www.mpsr.sk

Completed by:

SIEA

Completed on:

March, 2014

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain:

Primary production (incl. harvesting)

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2005

Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:

2013

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Requirements:

ensure differentiated, professional and sustainable forest management, creation of economic conditions for sustainable forest management

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