Zambia - 2015 - Agriculture and Rural Development

The Forest Act 2015

Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia

An Act to provide for the establishment of national Forests, local Forests, joint forest management areas, botanical reserves, private forests and community forests. It provides for the participation of local communities, local authorities, traditional institutions, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders in sustainable forest management. It also provides for the conservation and use of forests and trees for the sustainable management of forests ecosystems and biological diversity and establishes the Forest development Fund.

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January 2022

An Act to provide for the establishment of national Forests, local Forests, joint forest management areas, botanical reserves, private forests and community forests. It provides for the participation of local communities, local authorities, traditional institutions, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders in sustainable forest management. It also provides for the conservation and use of forests and trees for the sustainable management of forests ecosystems and biological diversity and establishes the Forest development Fund.

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