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National Forest Policy Statement – A New Focus for Australia’s Forests.

National Policies
January, 1992
Australia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
private forests
farmland
public ownership
environment
land-use planning
land governance
forestry
sustainable land use
deforestation
forest management plans
forest land
This Statement outlines agreed objectives and policies for the future of Australia's public and private forests. The Governments share a vision of ecologically sustainable management of Australia's forests. This vision has a number of important characteristics: 1) The unique character of the Australian forested landscape and the integrity and biological diversity of its associated environment is retained. 2) The total area of forest is increased. 3) There is a 'holistic' approach to managing forests for all their values and uses so as to optimise benefits to the community.
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National Park Estate (Lower Hunter Region Reservations) Act 2006.

Legislation
November, 2006
Australia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
protected areas
public ownership
This Act transfers certain State forest and Crown lands to the national park estate, makes provision with respect to special areas under the Hunter Water Act 1991 and sets apart areas in State forests as flora reserves.
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Revising the Land Law to Enable Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Summary of Priority Policy Recommendations Drawn form World Bank Studies

Training Resources & Tools
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2012
Vietnam, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
agriculture
climate change
common property
decentralization
farmland
forest land
forestry
land administration
land allocation
land area
land degradation
land distribution
land law
land management
land markets
land ownership
land reform
land registration
land rights
land speculation
land tenure
land titling
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
land valuation
natural resources management
sustainable development
sustainable land use
urban areas
urban planning
urbanization
Vietnam's rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction in the last two decades benefitted from the policy and legal reforms embodied in the Land Laws of 1987, 1993 and 2003 and subsequent related legal acts. This note outlines reforms related to four main themes. The first relates to the needed reform for agriculture land use to create opportunity to enhance effectiveness of land use as well as to secure farmers' rights in land use. Prolonging the duration of agricultural land tenure would give land users greater incentives to invest and care for the land.
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Non-thematic issue

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1961
France, Cyprus, United States of America, Turkey, Chile, Germany, Denmark, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina, India, China
Forest Tenure
forestry
forest land
natural resources management
public ownership
agricultural and rural legislation
An international journal of forestry and forest industries
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Pacific Regional Assessment for the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Guinea, Asia, Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
VGGT
land administration
land policies
land reform
land-use planning
land management
common lands
forest land
land use
land
natural resources management
land markets
land economics
land tax
land rights
landlessness
land access
land tenure
land ownership
land tenure systems
customary tenure
indigenous people's tenure
Indigenous Peoples
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure. By setting out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices, the Voluntary Guidelines will provide a framework and point of reference that stakeholders can use when developing their own policies and actions.
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National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2005.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
protected areas
public ownership
This Act, consisting of three Parts completed by six Schedules, transfers certain State forest and Crown lands to the national park estate, makes provision with respect to special areas under the Crown Lands Act 1989 and the Forestry Act 1916 and provides for land transfers, ancillary and special provisions.
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National Park Estate (Riverina Red Gum Reservations) Act 2010.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
protected areas
public ownership
This Act, consisting of 18 sections and completed by ten Schedules, aims at transferring to the national park estate certain river red gum State forest lands in the Riverina area; enabling the transfer to Aboriginal ownership and conservation of certain other State forest lands in the Riverina area; enabling forestry operations to continue on land in the Riverina area remaining as State forest; enabling the collection of firewood for non-commercial purposes to continue in areas reserved as national or regional parks; etc.
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National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Act 2010.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
protected areas
public ownership
This Act, consisting of 19 sections divided into four Parts and completed by nine Schedules, aims at transferring certain State forest lands in the South-Western area to the national park estate; to make provisions with respect to forestry operations in that area; enabling the transfer to Aboriginal ownership and conservation of certain other State forest lands; specifying lands subject to Aboriginal land claims; approval for South-Western forestry operations; forestry operations on land remaining as State forest; etc.
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Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
protected areas
public ownership
land-use planning
land management
customary law
forest land
Certain lands being at the time state forests are transferred to national park estate and Aboriginal ownership. The lands described in Schedule 3 that are within State forests are set apart as, or as part of, flora reserves under the Forestry Act 1916. Forest agreements may be made under Part 2 with respect to particular regions of the State. A forest agreement may only be made in respect of a region that has been the subject of a regional forest assessment carried out by or on behalf of the Resource and Conservation Assessment Council.
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Mahogany Industry Development Decree 2010 (No. 16 of 2010).

A Decree to provide for the restructuring of the the mahogany industry in Fiji for the purpose of facilitating its further development having regard to the inetersts of indigenous landowners and the people of Fiji generally, and for related matters.

Legislation
Fiji, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
leases
public ownership
customary law
This Decree establishes the Mahogany Industry Council and provides for the continuation of the Fiji Mahogany Trust, which was established as a body corporate under section 5 of the Fiji Mahogany Act 2003 for the benefit of landowners and the Fiji Hardwood Corporation Limited, transformed into a privatised Company for the purposes of developing the mahogany industry in Fiji, including the harvesting and processing of mahogany forests.