Hereby: All Nations will create a tree maintenance program
Rights: Owners of private property may refuse to maintain trees as long as people and property are not harmed
1. The government of a nation will hire a certain number of tree maintenance workers based of the nations population for example 1:5000 people. The workers will be distrubuted throughout the nation.
2. Trees deemed to be dead from diease will be cut down immedieatley in public areas to prevent the trees from being blown down in high winds.
3. Trees suffering from diease in public areas will be treated intially to attempt to save them.
4. Any trees removed in a public area due to death of the tree will be replaced within a one month timeframe.
5. Private property owners will not be allowed to remove a tree with a diameter larger then 30cm without a permit.
6. Private property owners are responsible for making sure that trees do not interfer with power juction boxes on the ground and will be fined increasing amounts if not compliant.
7. Trees near overhead powerlines will be trimmed every one to two years by muncipal tree workers.
8. Trees near major highways will be checked every year to see if any would be in danger of falling onto the roadway from weak roots, diease etc.
9. Areas of forest that have been logged in rural areas with recieve tree seedlings within three months to prevent soil erosion this being more important for logged hillsides.
10. In the event of a large swath of trees in rural areas being affected by diease they will be cut down immedieatley to prevent the loss of the forestry related economy.
