Cirelli, Maria Teresa

Morgera, Elisa

English

Fire management is the discipline of using fire to achieve land management and traditional use objectives, while safeguarding life, property, and resources such as forests and other vegetation in rural areas. It encompasses prevention, preparedness, early warning, detection and mobilization, suppression, and restoration (including research and technology transfer). It entails the appropriate use of natural or human-caused fire in maintaining ecological values and the integrity of certain ecosystems, and the use of fire to reduce the accumulation of natural fuel and residues from commercial and non-commercial activities. Starting in 2003, FAO coordinated a multi-stakeholder process to develop the Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines as part of a global strategy for international cooperation in fire management. The Guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted strategic actions to address the cultural, social, environmental and economic dimensions of fire management at all levels. The Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines are the lenses through which the present study has systematically identified the elements of a coherent national legal framework on forest fires, identifying emerging trends and singling out best practices and innovative legal solutions. The study ultimately distils key recommendations to ensure that national legal measures on forest fires are supportive of a holistic approach to fire management. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0488e/i0488e00.pd

Edinburgh Research Explorer

(Forest prevention and protection against fires).

(repealed). Forest fires and the law 131 Healthy Forests Restoration Act,

(TCP/CVI/3101) - Renforcement des capacités dans le domaine de la sensibilisation, de la prévention, de l’aménagement de protection et de la lutte contre les feux de forêts Report of the National Legal Consultant,

03-10 Joumada El Oula

100/99 establishing general principles of civil protection,

1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Forest fires and the law 126 INDONESIA Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia,

170 establishing the civil defence measures system (Decreto Ley Nº 170, establece el sistema de medidas de la Defensa Civil, 8 de mayo de

1737/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC)

2.661 regulating fire lighting during sylvo-pastoralism activity of 8

213, the subsidiary Laws of Belize Revised Edition

2152/2003 of the European Council and Parliament on monitoring of forests and environmental interactions (Forest Focus Regulation) (expired in

2158/1992 on the protection of forests against fires (expired in

22/1995 on a Central Integrated Forest Safeguarding Team,

231-P regulating forest fires according to article 26 of the New Forestry Code (Act No.

26.331 on miniumum requirements for environmental protection and indigenous forest,

27037 for the promotion of investment in Amazonia, as modified by Law No.

290 of the Federal Forest Service of 29

292-P approving the model form for obtaining the authorization to light forest fires of 12

330/99, Forestry Regulations of 7

4/2001 on control of the environmental degradation and pollution related to forest and law wildfire.

4/2003 approving the Penal Code,

462 on conservation, promotion and development of the forestry sector of

48/V/98 on forestry activities, 6

5232 on fire management and forest or rural fires in

559, setting out offences against the environment and natural resources of 2005 (Ley Nº 559, Ley Especial de Delitos Contra El Medio Ambiente y los recursos naturales).

6/2007 on forest arrangement and formulation of forest management plan as well as forest exploitation.

614/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+).

804/94 on forest fire prevention (repealed in

86/IV/93 defining environmental policy principles,

87-014 Regulating Nature Protection and Hunting of 21

96-271 establishing rules of implementation of Law No.

Act on amendments to the Act on Fire Protection

Act on amendments to the Fire-fighting Act

Act on Associations

Act on Fire Protection

Act on Fire-fighting

Agricultural Lands Protection,

Alberta Forest Protection Area Regulation 149/99,

An overview of forest fires in Cuba. International Forest Fire News.

approving

as amended by Federal Law No.

as amended. Forest fires and the law 128 Forest and Rural Fires Act (Act No.

BENIN Law on the forestry regime, No. 93-009 (Loi no 93-009 portant régime des forêts en République du Bénin).

Burning of Vegetation Rules, Cap. 117, the subsidiary Laws of Belize Revised Edition

Capacity building for forest fire prevention Report of the National Legal Consultant, Jela Bilandžija,

CHILE Supreme Decree establishing requirements and periods during which bush fires may be used,

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on an EU Forest Action Plan (2007–2011) of 15

Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD),

Country Fire Authority Act,

Decree of Director General of Forest Protection and Natural Conservation No. 243/Kpts/DJ-VI/1994 on technical guidelines for forest fire prevention and mitigation in logging concession and other land use.

Decree of Director General of forest protection and natural conservation No. 244/Kpts/DJ-VI/1994 on technical guidelines for forest fire extinction.

Decree of Director General of Forest Protection and Natural Conservation No. 247/Kpts/DJ-VI/1994 on standardization procedure of forest fire prevention and mitigation infrastructure.

Decree of Director General of Forest Protection and Natural Conservation No. 248/Kpts/DJ-VI/1994 on permanent procedure of forest fire prevention and mitigation. ITALY Framework Law on Forest Fires,

Environmental offences (Decreto Ley Nº 200, contravenciones en materia de medio ambiente, 22 de diciembre de

establishing the legal framework for the authorization of the use of forests for recreational purposes and the conditions and terms for the granting of these authorizations.

Final report of the National Legal Consultant, Martha Yadira Zeledón Hernández,

Fire (Negligent use of) Act, Cap. 117, the substantive Laws of Belize Revised Edition

Fire Control Zone Regulation 29/2005,

Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines – Principles and Strategic Actions, Fire Management Working Paper FM17E, Rome (also available at www.fao.org).

Forest fires and the law 120 Country Fire Authority Regulations,

Forest fires and the law 129

Forest Governance in Countries with Federal Systems of Government. Lessons for Decentralization,

Forest Policy up in Smoke: Forest Fire Suppression in the United States, Property and Environment Research Center (available at www.perc.org).

Forestry Extension System Law

Forestry Law Offences (Decreto Nº 180, contravenciones a la Ley Forestal,

Government Regulation No. 25/2000 on government and provincial authority.

Government Regulation No. 28/1985 on Forest Protection.

Government Regulation No. 35/2002 on a Reforestation Fund.

implementing Resolution No. 65-19 of 14

implementing the Forest Code.

Instruction of the Federal Forest Service of 17

Introduction to Wildland Fire,

Law establishing the forestry, wildlife and fisheries regime No. 94/01 (Loi nº 94/01 portant régime des forêts, de la faune et de la pêche).

Law issuing implementing regulations of the 1975 Forests Act of 12

Law on the Ministry of Interior,

Legal Frameworks for Forest Fire Management: International Agreements and National Legislation, Forest Protection Working Paper FFM/3/E,

Legislative drafting guide: A practitioner’s view, FAO Legal Paper Online #64 (available at www.fao.org). Forest fires and the law 118

National Veld and Forest Fire Act No.

Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests,

of the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers,

of the Federal Forest

of the Federal Forest Service of 24

of the Ministry of Economy and Planning and the Ministry of

on a Forestry Strategy for the European Union.

on conditions to post prohibition signs on forest roads and areas within the Forest Estate and their standards.

on fire prevention in the national forest area and its proximity. Forest fires and the law

on Forest Protection.

on the creation of a National Forest Agency.

on the measures to be taken to prevent forest fires (Arrêté du 4 Septembre

on the prevention of major risks and the management of catastrophes in the framework of sustainable development.

Organic Law for the sustainable development of natural resources No.

Participatory and Integrated Forest Fires Management Plan BULGARIA (TCP/BUL/2902) – Strengthening capacity for forest fire prevention Report of the National Legal Consultant,

Presidential Decree laying down guidelines for regional plans for fire forecasting, prevention and fighting of 20

Proposta do Sistema de Prevenção e Combate aos Incêndios Florestais em Cabo Verde - Report of the National

Protection Act, Cap. 212, the substantive Laws of Belize Revised Edition

Protection des forets contre l’incendie: fiches techniques pour les pays du basin méditerranéen, Cahier FAO Conservation,

regarding calculation of damage caused to forest by the infringement of forest legislation, as amended by Decree No.

regarding the validation of the Federal Special Program &quot;Forest-fire Prevention for the Period 1999–2005&quot;.

regulating article 27 of the Forestry Code concerning forest fires.

regulating clearing and burning of vegetation (Délibération nº 65-19 du 14 décembre 1965 portant réglementation des défrichements et feux de végétation).

Forest Fires and the Law:A Guide for National Drafters based on the Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines

Forest Fires and the Law:A Guide for National Drafters based on the Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

Edinburgh Research Explorer