The Green Guard task force is established as a temporary body in charge of issuing emergency measures for the prevention, reduction and undoing of damages in private and public forests in line with Law 5/2016 on the moratorium on forests. Its operations in central, regional, and local levels are headed by the Deputy Minister of Environment. The operational structure is composed of police units from the state police, military police and other armed forces, state inspectorate of Environment and Forests, and tax inspection services. Detailed duties and rules of procedure for technical, logistical, and financial issues will be set forth in a joint order of the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Finance.
Albania · 2016-03-16