Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
The Act on Protection of Agriculture and Forest Land, of 3 February 1995
Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):
Ustawa z dnia 3 lutego 1995 r. o ochronie gruntów rolnych i leśnych.
Description:
Protection of agricultural land consists of: limiting diverted for non-agricultural or non-forest; preventing degradation processes and devastation of agricultural land and damage to agricultural production, arising as a result of non-agricultural activities; the rehabilitation and development of land for agricultural purposes; maintaining the bogs and ponds as natural bodies of water.
Protection of forest land consists of: limiting diverted to non-forest purposes or non-agricultural;
preventing degradation processes and devastation of forest land and damage to stands and forest production, arising as a result of non-forest activities; restore the value in use land that has lost its character of forest land due to non-forest activities; improving their value in use and the prevention of lowering their productivity
Goal/Aim:
Protection of agricultural and forest land
Responsible Authority:
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT