Government Regulation No. 71 of 2014 on Protection and Management of Peat Land Ecosystems (“Regulation”) has been issued.
The Regulation sets out holistic and comprehensive measures to preserve and prevent damage to peat land areas. The government will achieve these objective through a systematical regime covering:
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Planning of actions to protect and manage peat land;
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Determining appropriate use of peat land;
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Controlling the destruction of peat land;
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Maintaining peat land functions;
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Supervising regulatory compliance of stakeholders that use peat land; and
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Sanctions for non-compliance.
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