Decision of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry on Regulations for the Management and Use of Improved Forest Seed Bases in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

农林部部长关于老挝人民民主共和国林木良种基地管理与使用规程的决定

ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ຂອງລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການ ກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ລະບຽບການຄຸ້ມຄອງ ແລະ ນຳໃຊ້ ແຫຼ່ງແນວພັນໄມ້ ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ

Summary

This decision, issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, stipulates basic measures for the establishment, registration, management, protection, and use of improved forest seed bases, and clarifies the rights and obligations of agriculture and forestry authorities at all levels, village administrations, and the public in protecting and utilizing high-quality, sustainable forest seeds.

Articles

Article 1

Purpose. This Regulation stipulates basic measures for the management and protection of forest tree seed sources, aiming to develop and use forest tree seeds of excellent quality and sustainability.

Article 2

Definition of terms. 1. Forest tree improved variety base: refers to a designated area of forest land used to provide improved varieties of forest trees. 2. Mother tree: refers to a tree that has been selected and registered for the purpose of collecting seeds or various parts for propagation. 3. Forest tree seeds: refer to seeds taken from mother trees and processed through procedures to obtain high-quality forest tree seeds. 4. (Propagation) parts: refer to the roots, sprouts, bark, branches, buds, shoots, flowers, and leaves of mother trees.

Article 3

Scope Delineation. Forest tree improved variety bases may be established within protection forests, reserved forests (shelter forests), and production forests. The area of forest tree improved variety bases in natural forests must be 25 hectares or more, except for rare and endangered tree species; in planted forests (plantation forests), the area should be 1 hectare or more.

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