National Forestry Agency

The National Forestry Agency (Albanian: Agjencia Kombëtare e Pyjeve – AKP) is an agency of the Albanian government responsible for overseeing the management of forests, their preservation and development and the sustainable and multifunctional use of forest resources in Albania as natural assets of national importance. The agency is a subordinate institution of the Ministry of Tourism and Environment.[1]

National Forestry Agency
Agjencia Kombëtare e Pyjeve
Government agency overview
Formed17 July 2019 (2019-07-17)
JurisdictionCouncil of Ministers
HeadquartersTirana, Albania
Minister responsible
Government agency executive
  • Artur Kala, Director General

Overview

The National Forestry Agency was established on 17 July 2019, pursuant to Article 100 of the Constitution and Article 6 of Law no. 90/2012, "On the organization and operation of the state administration", following the proposal of the Minister of Tourism and Environment Blendi Klosi. The agency is a public budgetary legal entity, under the supervision of the ministry responsible for the environment, with headquarters in Tirana and is financed primarily by the state budget and from other legal sources.[2]

AKP is responsible for ensuring performance in the forestry sector by assessing the conditions of forests, administering inventory, working on research in the field of forestry, organizing projects and drafting documents for forest management, monitoring and control.[3]

References
  1. "Institucionet në varësi". turizmi.gov.al. Ministria e Turizmit dhe Pyjeve.
  2. "Për krijimin, organizimin dhe funksionimin e Agjencisë Kombëtare të Pyjeve". qbz.gov.al. Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare.
  3. "Krijimi, Funksioni dhe Sfidat e Agjencisë Kombëtare të Pyjeve" (PDF). gwp.org. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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