Article 21 Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forestsE1

England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Support under this measure shall concern:

(a)

afforestation and creation of woodland;

(b)

establishment of agroforestry systems;

(c)

prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires, natural disasters and catastrophic events, including pest and disease outbreaks, and climate related threats;

(d)

investments improving the resilience and environmental value as well as the mitigation potential of forest ecosystems;

(e)

investments in forestry technologies and in the processing, the mobilising and the marketing of forest products.

F1...

For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the F2relevant authority in the programme, support shall be conditional on the presentation of the relevant information from a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 1993.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 21(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(8)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 21(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/764), regs. 1, 5(8)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Extent

E1: This version of this provision applies to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for Wales only