The

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an Law on Native Forest Recovery and Forestry Development (

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: ''Ley de Recuperación del Bosque Nativo y Fomento Forestal'') most often referred as the Native Forest Law (''Ley de Bosque Nativo'') is a law that regulates the use of

native forest An old-growth forestalso termed primary forest, virgin forest, late seral forest, primeval forest, or first-growth forestis a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, and thereby exhibits unique ecological featur ...

s and is also aimed to promote

sustainable Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livin ...

forest management Forest management is a branch of forestry concerned with overall administrative, legal, economic, and social aspects, as well as scientific and technical aspects, such as silviculture, protection, and forest regulation. This includes management for ...

. The Native Forest Law is one of the Chilean laws that have been longest time in the parliament, from 1992 to 2007.Facultad Celebra Promulgación de Ley de Bosque Nativo

UACh UACH may refer to: * Austral University of Chile, Chilean research university *Autonomous University of Chihuahua , mottoeng = Strive to achieve, achieve to give , established = 8 December 1954 , type = Public unive ...

, July 23, 2008. It was promulgated in 2008.

References

Forestry in Chile 2008 in Chilean law Nature conservation in Chile Economy of Chile Environmental law in Chile Forest law {{statute-stub