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Forestry (Restriction on the Felling of Sandalwood) (Cap. 276).

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This Order places a ten-year ban on the felling of sandalwood on a specified Island and prohibits throughout Vanuatu the felling of a sandalwood tree for sale that is less than 15 centimetres diameter measured over bark on the main stem at a point 50 centimetres above the ground.
Title
Forestry (Restriction on the Felling of Sandalwood) (Cap. 276).
Country
Vanuatu
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
2006
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Title abbreviation
An Order to restrict the felling of sandalwood (Santalum austro-caledonicum).
Glossary term(s)
forest management
forest conservation
logging
ECOLEX region
Least Developed Countries
Oceania
Small Island Developing States
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
Microsoft Office document icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/texts/van110228.doc
Link to full text
http://www.paclii.org
Implements
Forestry Act (Cap. 276).