This Decree defines the functions and powers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and specifies the institutions that are included in the administrative framework of the Ministry.

A review of examples and experiences of making rangelands secure.

This Decree lays down some amendments to the Decree establishing characteristics of valued soil ecological units and the procedure of their recording. In particular, the present Decree establishes the amended characteristics of the main soil units (originally specified in Annex 2 of the amended Decree) and new characteristics of soil depth (Annex 4).

Amends: Decree establishing characteristics of valued soil ecological units and the procedure of their recording. (1998-12-15)

This Decree of the Ministry of the Agriculture, which is composed of five articles and four Annexes, establishes parameters that describe the value of land. Soil ecological unit is characterized by climatic region (specified in Annex 1), the main soil unit (Annex 2), slope and exposure (Annex 3) and soil depth (Annex 4).

Amended by: Decree amending the Decree establishing characteristics of valued soil ecological units and the procedure of their recording. (2002-12-12)

This brief report looks at how governments, international finance institutions and global corporations are collaborating in major new projects in Africa (currently in Mozambique and Tanzania) to reorder land and water use and create industrial infrastructure over millions of hectares in order to ensure sustained supplies of commodities and profits for markets. The Corridors concept first emerged at the World Economic Forum and a number of major corporations are involved.

This brief aims to encourage public sector REDD+ planners and practitioners to engage with and mobilize the private sector through a range of possible interventions. It identifies relevant private sector actors, and outlines their potential role, in the context of REDD+.

La presente Ley aprueba las Directrices de Ordenación General y las Directrices de Ordenación del Turismo de Canarias en materia de ordenación territorial para la dinamización sectorial y la ordenación del turismo.

La presente Ley de rehabilitación, regeneración y renovación urbanas, tiene por objeto regular las condiciones básicas que garanticen un desarrollo sostenible, competitivo y eficiente del medio urbano, mediante el impulso y el fomento de las actuaciones que conduzcan a la rehabilitación de los edificios y a la regeneración y renovación de los tejidos urbanos existentes, cuando sean necesarias para asegurar a los ciudadanos una adecuada calidad de vida y la efectividad de su derecho a disfrutar de una vivienda digna y adecuada.

This Regional Law regulates relations, originating in the sphere of organization, conservation and protection of protected areas with a view of conservation of unique and typical ecosystems and complexes, wild fauna and wild flora species, and control of changes in the state of biosphere. Protected areas shall be classified as follows: (a) natural parks; (b) nature monuments; (c) dendrological parks and botanical gardens; and (d) healthcare areas and spas.

El presente Reglamento sobre valores guía en suelos para descontaminación de sitios afectados por emergencias ambientales y derrames, tiene por objeto establecer el listado de sustancias químicas y los valores guía a partir de los cuales se podrían provocar alteraciones perjudiciales a la calidad del suelo, a fin de evitar daños a la salud pública y al ambiente, así como establecer los procedimientos administrativos para la gestión del riesgo en casos de contaminación de suelo y medios con los que éste tenga contacto.

This Act provides definitions and framework for the assessment and management of flood risks from watercourse and lakes with the aim to reducing risks in vulnerable areas.

The Act makes amendments to Nature Conservation Act (insertion after article 17, section 2, No. 2) with regard to the establishment of additional testing opportunities for free municipalities - specifically areas as part of free municipality testing to be regulated by local planning.

Amends: Nature Conservation Act (No. 933 of 2009). (2009-09-24)