Land conservation in Georgia is a crucial legal and environmental process aimed at protecting soil resources from degradation, erosion, and desertification. This field is particularly relevant for agricultural landowners, farmers, and infrastructure project developers. Legislation obliges landowners to maintain soil fertility and prevent pollution. Land conservation also includes establishing windbreaks, implementing soil protection measures, and restoring degraded lands (recultivation). Legal services in this area involve consulting on proper land management, preparing conservation plans, and defense against administrative fines related to improper soil handling.
What Does Land Conservation Legal Service Cover?
Our experts assist you with sustainable land management and protection issues:
- Soil Protection Plan: Developing and agreeing on a soil protection and conservation plan for agricultural or construction activities.
- Windbreaks: Legal assurance for fulfilling obligations to restore or plant windbreak strips.
- Recultivation Projects: Preparing a land restoration (recultivation) project after mineral extraction or construction.
- Land Degradation Prevention: Planning anti-erosion measures and their legal formalization.
- Status Change: Changing the status of degraded lands or transferring them to a conservation regime.
- Administrative Disputes: Defense against fines imposed for violating topsoil removal rules or soil pollution.
Common Scenarios and Needs
Farmers often face problems when erosion processes develop on their land due to improper cultivation, which the state strictly controls. Also, construction companies encounter difficulties regarding the removal and storage of the fertile soil layer (humus), which is mandatory before starting construction. With the enactment of the "Law on Windbreaks," landowners have an obligation to restore or maintain plantings on their plot boundaries.
Georgian Legislation and Regulations
The field is regulated by the "Law of Georgia on Soil Protection", the "Law on Windbreaks", and the Government Decree "On Removal, Storage, Use, and Recultivation of the Fertile Soil Layer." The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture is responsible for sustainable land management.
The Process: How a Specialist Works
The lawyer and agronomist/soil scientist assess the condition of the land plot. If recultivation is needed, a technical project is prepared, which envisages leveling the relief and laying the fertile layer. This project is agreed upon with the Ministry. In the case of windbreaks, the lawyer clarifies the strip's status in the Public Registry and helps the owner with inventory.
Why Legal.ge?
Land conservation is not just ecology; it is a tool for protecting land ownership and increasing its value. Legal.ge gives you access to lawyers specializing in agrarian and environmental law. Specialists on our platform will help you manage land resources correctly and avoid state sanctions. Protect your land with Legal.ge.
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