Not one real is allocated for deforestation but there are six programmes for environmental conservation, zoning, monitoring land use and recuperation of degraded areas, intensifying their use where appropriate.

ECONOMIST: Fact or fission

Land use in Japan is severely restricted by municipal zoning, agricultural land development, and fisheries and port management laws and regulations.

FORBES: The Long Road to Disaster Recovery

The demand for space in cities is largely a product of regulations that demand valuable land be wasted on parking, limit mixed-use zoning and restrict the height of buildings.

FORBES: Underground Living is a Solution in Search of a Problem