The

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

an Law on Native Forest Recovery and Forestry Development (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: ''Ley de Recuperación del Bosque Nativo y Fomento Forestal'') most often referred as the Native Forest Law (''Ley de Bosque Nativo'') is a law that regulates the use of

native forest An old-growth forest or primary forest is a forest that has developed over a long period of time without disturbance. Due to this, old-growth forests exhibit unique ecological features. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natio ...

s and is also aimed to promote

sustainable Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...

forest management Forest management is a branch of forestry concerned with overall administrative, legal, economic, and social aspects, as well as scientific and technical aspects, such as silviculture, forest protection, and forest regulation. This includes man ...

. The Native Forest Law is one of the Chilean laws that have been longest time in the parliament, from 1992 to 2007.Facultad Celebra Promulgación de Ley de Bosque Nativo
UACh, July 23, 2008. It was promulgated in 2008.

References

Forestry in Chile 2008 in Chilean law Nature conservation in Chile Economy of Chile Environmental law in Chile Forest law {{statute-stub