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Bulgarian Legislation about the forests

Bulgarian Forest Law

The Bulgarian Forest Law regulates public relations related to the conservation,management and use of forest areas in the Republic of Bulgaria in order to ensure multifunctional and sustainable management of forest ecosystems. The objectives of the law are: conservation and increase of the forest area; maintenance and improvement of forests; ensuring and maintaining ecosystem, social and economic functions of forest areas; guarantee and increase the production of wood and non-wood forest products through environmentally sound forest management; maintaining biodiversity and landscape diversity and improvement of the state of the populations of wild flora, fauna and fauna species; providing opportunities for recreation of the population and improvement of conditions for recreation; striking a balance between the interests of the public and the owners of the forest territories; assistance and promotion of landowners in forest areas territories; implementation of international and European storage commitments forest habitats.

The Bulgarian Forest Law can be downloaded from the web site of the Bulgarian Executive Forest Agency  http://www.iag.bg/docs/lang/1/cat/1/index.

The Bulgarian Forest Law can be also downloaded from the web site of the Ministry of the Interior / General Directorate for Fire Safety and Protection of the Population

https://www.mvr.bg/docs/librariesprovider43/документи-от-дирекцията/нормативна-уредба/закони/закон-за-горите.doc?sfvrsn=f8ec4758_2.

Ministry of the Interior
General Directorate "Fire Safety and Protection of the Population"

https://www.mvr.bg/gdpbzn/дирекцията/нормативна-уредба/default