Forests Law

Type

Law

Date of the text

07/01/1949

Official Gazette

published in 1949

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

151

What it provides

This law regulates forests in Lebanon. It defines what counts as a forest, divides forests into four ownership categories (state, state with village usage rights, municipal and village, and private), and creates a forestry service within the Ministry of Agriculture to enforce it and protect forests.

What has changed this text

• Suspended by Law No. 85/1991 of 07/09/1991, articles 132
• Suspended by Decree-Law No. 43/1983 of 17/06/1983, articles 132
• Amended by Law No. 195/2000 of 24/05/2000
• Suspended by Decree-Law No. 141/1978 of 31/12/1977, articles 132

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1949. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.