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Legal regulation of forest protection in the context of bark beetle outbreak and climate change
Matoušek, Oliver ; Pokorný, Jiří (advisor) ; Sobotka, Michal (referee)
Legal regulation of forest protection in the context of bark beetle outbreak and climate change The aim of this thesis is to analyse current legal regulation of forest protection in Czech law, primarily areas related to ongoing bark beetle outbreak with the focus on forest management. In the interest of presenting the topic in its broader context, elementary aspects of forestry and other nature sciences are briefly discussed. Author also evaluates and gives his opinions on the current legal regulation and its imperfections throughout the thesis. The thesis is divided into four main parts. The first part serves as a brief introduction into the subject matter of the thesis i.e. legal regulation regarding forest protection. The first chapter of this part discusses the term "forest" from the point of view of natural sciences and details the importance of forest and different forest functions. Second chapter of the first part discusses factors harmful to forests, mainly bark beetles, droughts and climate change and the concurrent effect of those factors. Second part of the thesis maps the evolution of Czech legal regulation and tries to find parallels between previous and today's legal regulation. Oldest discussed legal document is the Maiestas Carolina of the 14th century. Thesis then moves on to the...
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Legal aspects of water retention in the landscape
Houžvičková, Markéta ; Žákovská, Karolina (advisor) ; Sobotka, Michal (referee)
Legal aspects of water retention in the landscape Abstract This diploma thesis deals with the legal aspects of water retention in the landscape in response to the current problems associated with impaired landscape retention capacity such as drought, erosion or floods. The author first outlines the factual and legal context of the issue, which is followed by an analysis of conceptual, administrative-legal and economic instruments of the Czech legal order that can improve water retention capabilities of the landscape. The diploma thesis analyses the relevant instruments of the Water Act, Forest Act, Act on the protection of agricultural land or Act on protection of nature and landscape. Consequently, it deals with the role of land-use planning, land consolidation and environmental impact assessment for the issue. The thesis includes comprehensive evaluation of the relevant legal regulation in terms of its effectiveness and possible proposals de lege ferenda.
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Analysis of activities of the state forest administration first-stage authority with special regard to data and forest management records
Pelc, Jiří ; Hrib, Michal (advisor) ; Oliva, Jiří (referee)
Analysis of activities of the state forest administration first-stage authority with special regard to data and forest management records in relation to the exercise of state forest administration. In theoretical part of this paper is the summary of the history of forest economic records in our country, some examples from abrouad and legislation dealing with the issue of forest management evidence. Next are added new drafts of changes or amendments to existing legislation in order to improve the current situation. The application part consists of analysis of the activities of the first instance od a state forest administration in relation to the paraghraphs pf Forest Act. Data was analysed from six forests under the state governance, which are responsible for checking the forest economic records and state forest administration. The analysis of decision-making body was made through period of five years from 2008 to 2012 included.
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