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" If the creation or maintenance of a permanent forest cover is considered necessary for soil preservation, protection of the banks of a stream or of a river, regulating water flow or preserving biodiversity, the surrounding land may either be declared out of bounds or as an ecologically fragile area, or classified as protected State forest, full nature reserve, or wildlife sanctuary as the case may be, under conditions laid down by decree."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
➡ the side of a body of water and the land near it.
➡ large area of land bigger than half a hectare (5 000m2) covered with trees higher than 5 meters and a tree canopy cover of more than 10 %, or with trees that will be able to meet these criteria.
➡ Bande de terre qui borde un cours d’eau (fleuve, rivière…) plus ou moins important.
➡ a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea/ocean
➡ a nation's forest as a whole - all forests under the jurisdiction of a particular nation.
➡ a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc
➡ all of the animals in a specific area, period of time, etc.
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