Trends in Forestry Legislation: Central and Eastern Europe

Abstract

"Following the political changes of the early 1990s, most of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have adopted new forestry legislation. This study begins with a brief examination of the reasons that have led to this rapid replacement of existing forestry legislation, as well as the constraints which such reforms have encountered. Section II of the study examines how developments in the forestry legislation of these countries relate to international developments currently taking place. Section III examines how six principal issues are treated in the emerging forestry legislation of the region. Among the final considerations is the necessity for appropriate subsidiary legislation, and for a sustained commitment by governments to implementation of the newly designed legal strategies."