Easements A7: Protected Forest Protection Areas (Easement Plates) — Haute-Garonne

The following may be classified as protective forests, for reasons of public utility: — woods and forests the conservation of which is recognised as necessary for the maintenance of land on mountains and slopes, protection against avalanches, erosions and flooding of waters and sands; — woods and forests located on the periphery of large agglomerations; — woods and forests located in areas where maintenance is necessary either for ecological reasons or for the well-being of the population. Protection forests shall be subject to a special forestry regime, in particular as regards management and operating rules, the exercise of grazing and user rights, excavations and extractions of materials and the research and exploitation of the water resource by public authorities or their delegates. Classification as a protective forest prohibits any change in land use or land use that would compromise the conservation or protection of afforestation. The attitude of an easement is the spatial field (i.e., the geographical area) within which the easement applies. This space field can be defined either in 2D or in 3D in particular in the specific cases of airport clearance easements, easements to protect radio transmission centres.