Taiwan News
Date: 2016-01-12
By: Taiwan News, Staff Writer

A draft regulation on standards for tree protection and a tree

Rule on tree protection opened for public review. Central News Agency (2016-01-12 11:03:22)

census was opened to comments from members of the public on Monday, according to the Forestry Bureau under the Council of Agriculture.

The draft, with 11 articles, is on the bureau’s website and anyone can express his or her opinion on the draft and send an email to the account service@forest.gov.tw by Jan. 27.

The regulation, which was drafted after a revision of The Forestry Act on protecting trees other than woods on July 1, 2015, stipulates that local governments (special municipalities, cities and counties) should conduct a census of protected trees every five years.     [FULL  STORY]