CONCEPTO Y PROTECCIÓN DEL PATRIMONIO ARBÓREO MONUMENTAL

Authors

  • MERCEDES LAFUENTE BENACHES

Keywords:

environment, flora, monumental arboreal heritage, protection, planning.

Abstract

Within the constitutional duty of the Public Powers about the protection of the environment and the firm commitment displayed by the Public Administrations that enact a varied normative to protect both flora and fauna as well as their natural habitats, it is worth mentioning the sensitivity recently displayed by several Regions towards the protection of their monumental arboreal heritage, from single specimens to complete woods that, besides showing a set of unique botanic features, are of an exceptional value for their territory’s historic memory. We analyse the singularities of the protection system of the monumental arboreal heritage by studying the rights and duties of the tree’s owner and of the Administration and the legal measures guaranteeing its correct preservation: among others, planning, legal actions for its protection, and the penalizing system.

Published

2008-04-09

Issue

Section

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT OF SPAIN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION