Forest and Nature Conservation Act of BhutanDoFPS (1995). Forest and Nature Conservation Act of Bhutan. Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu.RGoB (1995) The Forest and Nature Conservation Act of Bhutan, 1995. Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu...
The Brazilian Amazon rainforest is protected largely by command and control regulation of public and private land. The Brazilian Forest Act requires private landholders within the Amazon to set aside 80% of their land as legal reserves for nature protection, but this requirement can be reduced to...
1960–1990 Emergence of environmental and recreational values of forests 1969 Nature Conservation Act (public access rights) 1967 Act on Private Forests, stating that forests should not be destroyed 1965 Forestry Act promoting sustainable forest management supporting non-commercial interests 1965 Nature Pro...
Nature conservationDolomitesForest managementThe Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park extends over 31150 ha, of which about 15700 ha are woodland. About 10000 ha are of direct silvicultural interest. According to the Veneto Regional Act no. 25/1997, the Park Authority has approved the resolution no. ...
The recent emphasis on mature forests in policy discussions regarding the conservation of old-growth forests may be related to reasons such as: 1) mature and old growth forests can be very similar in composition, structure, and function, for example as wildlife habitat (Ruggerio et al. 1991);...
Just one amongst the 13 forest rights mentioned in the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 relates to the recognition of forest right in the form of the right to hold and live in the forest land for habitation or for self-cultivation for liveliho...
(1) This Act may be called THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) ACT, 1980 (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25 th day of October, 1980. ...
gradients allowing for gene flow and genetic adaptation under climate change32. Our findings suggest that the climate regimes of degraded tropical forests can still offer some resistance to rising temperatures. Fortunately, these forests have been shown to retain some conservation value and are especiall...
“vulnerable land” that required a Forest Practices Plan. TheForest Practices Act 1985was revised to state that clearance and conversion of a threatened native vegetation community was not permitted, unless exceptional circumstances apply. Although harvesting and regeneration is still permitted, any ...
Therefore, besides from evaluating the usefulness of cellphone coverage as a simple proxy for human influence, we also evaluated its importance through a case study conducted with medium and large wild mammal species in a global hotspot for nature conservation, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Groups ...