Examples of Forest Policy

Abstract

The title “forest policy” is used in many different contexts, from a general statement of the overall aim, goal or general objective of forest resource management for a country, to a fairly detailed prescription of a course of action with specified objectives for a rather narrowly defined field. As an example of this latter case, it could be stated that there is “a policy to retain as much forest as possible in a more or less natural condition with mixed species and age classes, and to avoid or minimise plantations”. In some countries there is no formal statement of policy, but policy issues are dealt with in an ad hoc way, with some elements being incorporated into laws and regulations, and others being enunciated in Ministerial statements.