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2009 > Forest legal framework

Forest legal framework

Is the forest legal framework available to the public?

All the forest legal framework is not accessible on the Official Website of the Ministry of Agriculture. For instance, the Law on Forests and Wildlife, approved by Law Nº 27308, cannot be found, nor its Regulation. However, laws of lower level issued since 2008 can be found.

It there an explicit current document described as the national forest policy? If so, has it been used to inform the forest law and other norms (or has it been produced after the forest law)? Is it up-to-date or does it require revisions in the light of REDD, mining, or other threats and opportunities?  Read the report...

Is there a national forest policy document? Is it available?

An explicit National Forest Policy does not exist, however there are some guidelines developed within a broader range of political tools Read more...
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Is the forest law available?

The current law is the Law of Forestry and Wildlife adopted in 2000. In June 2008 Legislative Decree No. 1090 was approved, but it was repealed in June 2009. Read more...
Are all lower level norms (regulations, procedures, decrees, technical directives etc) that make the forest laws operative available? (This indicator refers to rules directly related to forest operations. See next indicator for rules related to other operations affecting forests).  Read the report...

Are all forest regulations, procedures, decrees, etc. available?

Partially. Part of the forest legal framework of 2008 and 2009 is accessible in the Official Website of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The Ministry of Agriculture has no website which allows access to the forest legal framework previous to 2008. Read more...
Are all other significant regulations, procedures, decrees, technical directives etc. that affect forests available (for example norms related to carbon and REDD; agriculture and biofuels; conservation and national parks; roads, energy and other infrastructure)?  Read the report...

Are forest-related policies, laws, agreements etc public?

The regulations from other sectors that affect the forest are available. DAR has compiled these policy tools in the report “Compilation and mapping of stakeholders in deforestation processes in the northern Peruvian IIRSA South Axis” Read more...
Which forest-related international agreements or processes has the country signed up to? (See www.foresttransparency.info/report-card/downloads/ for the list of agreements monitored.)  Read the report...

Has the country signed up to international agreements?

Yes, Peru has signed several international agreements. Read more...
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