Law for the Promotion of Nature Restoration (No. 148 of 2002).

This Law establishes the basic principles of nature restoration i.e. conservation, creation and maintenance of the conditions of rivers, marshes, tidal flats, seaweed/sea grass beds, community-based woods, rural landscapes, forests and other natural environments. It defines the responsibilities of effecters and stipulates necessary measures for the implementation of nature restoration, including the establishment of the Basic Policy for Nature Restoration (art. 7). The Law implements measures concerning nature restoration, thereby securing biodiversity in support of efforts in order to contribute to the conservation of the global environment. The government shall establish the Nature Restoration Promotion Conference made up of officials from the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to carry out communication and coordination to implement nature restoration in an effective manner.