The President declares to validate the institution of land and marine protected areas included in accordance with UNESCO Program “People and biosphere” in the international network of biosphere reserves with a view of natural ecosystems conservation and performance of scientific research related to the most precious ecosystems of the Earth. In particular this Presidential Decree refers to biosphere reserves Ascania-Nova (Kherson region), the Black Sea biosphere reserve (Kherson and Mykolaiv regions) and Carpathians Mountains (Transcarpathian region).

This Act amends the Forestry Act in sections 3, 6, 7 and 8 so as to vest in the Minister land declared to be a forest reserve, Crown land declared to be a protected forest and land declared to be a conservation forest.

Amends: Forestry Act, 2010 (No. 20 of 2010). (2010-07-01)

This Act, among other things, recognizes the Minerals Management Board as established by section 214 of the Constitution and provides rules relative to exploration and exploitation of minerals in Swaziland. The Act defines functions and powers of the Board, establishes an office of the Commissioner of Mines and defines functions of the Commissioner of Mines. A distinction is made between small-scale and large-scale operations for the purposes of this Act.

The scope of this Regional Law shall be to perform legal regulation of the issues related to ownership, tenancy and governance of land, including agricultural land, land shares in common ownership, and also relations concerning land reservation and land expropriation.

This Regional Law regulates relations originating in the process of management of regional natural resources with a view of setting up favorable conditions for rational use, protection, conservation, reproduction and increase thereof, and environmental improvement. Objects of legal regulation by this Regional Law shall be land, air, subsoil, surface water and groundwater, forests, wild fauna and wild flora, natural landscapes and protected areas. Natural resources shall be public property.

This Act makes provision for land use planning and regulates the subdivision of land.

This comprehensive Agreement is a Treaty and a Land Claims Agreement within the meaning of sections 25 and 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

The present Agreement is the first combined land, resources and self-government Agreement in the Northwest Territories. Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories(GNWT) and the Tlicho are Parties to the Agreement. The Agreement provides the Tlicho with ownership of a single block of 39,000 square kilometres of land, including subsurface resources, adjacent to or surrounding the four Tlicho communities. The Agreement also provides for self-government. A regional Tlicho Government was created with law-making authority over Tlicho Citizens in their communities and on their lands.

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 so as to insert a new Part (25B) into Schedule 1. Part 25B confers permitted development rights in respect of development by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers in relation to the maintenance, repair or reinstatement of ancient monuments and the exercise of other functions under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (S.I. 223 (S. 17) of 1992). (1992-02-11)

This comprehensive Agreement between Canada, British Columbia and the Tla’amin Nation is a Treaty and a Land Claims Agreement within the meaning of sections 25 and 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Agreement exhaustively sets out the rights of Tla’amin First Nation, their attributes, the geographic extent of those rights, and the limitations to those rights to which the Parties have agreed.

The present National Environment Strategy for Jordan is a Resource Book of Information and Guidelines for Action and is based on Jordan’s pledge to maintain environmental protection as a national priority to preserve the earth, wind and water as a symbol of the bond between the legacy of ancestors, contemporary responsibilities and capabilities, and the promise for future generations.

This National Programme for Food Security is a comprehensive multi-sectoral document targeting the entire food insecure population, with special emphasis on the poor people, small farmers and other most vulnerable groups. It also intends to provide a strategic programme framework with a set of prioritized actions. The mission of the Programme is to achieve and enhance food security including food availability, stability, access, safety and utilization in Syria.