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Urban Forestry Legislation in Ontario

Author(s) -

John W. Andresen

Publication year - 1977

Publication title -

the forestry chronicle

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 1499-9315

pISSN - 0015-7546

DOI - 10.5558/tfc53291-5

Subject(s) - legislation , tree (set theory) , forestry , business , environmental planning , public administration , environmental protection , political science , law , geography , mathematical analysis , mathematics

Ontario's urban trees and forests lack comprehensive protection under contemporary legislation and regulation. Although the Ontario Municipal Act enables any municipality to compose and enforce tree by-laws, only larger municipal governments have enacted tree protection legislation, often based upon the Plant Diseases Act. In general, municipal trees are more subject to removal than conservation. Increased civic activism, however, has alerted municipal officials to investigate more adequate tree protection legislation. Results of a survey of municipal tree policies, regulations and by-laws is presented.

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