LEGAL REGIMES FOR SOIL PROTECTION IN MADAGASCAR

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The soil constitutes a primary resource for the life of the planet. A resource for food production, support for human activities, source of minerals and construction materials, purification system, water reserve ... the soil is a vital and fundamental element for humanity. It is therefore essential to life and is part of everyday life for men. Yet this resource is currently threatened. The degradation of soils in the world is mainly due to human activities: intensive agriculture, irrigation, deforestation, and overgrazing, industrial pollution. ... Uncultivated soils are already degraded by water or wind erosion, salinization or deforestation. Therefore its protection has become a major global concern. In Madagascar, the protection of this resource is rarely mentioned. The study of the legal regimes in place has shown legal deficiencies in soil protection. In the absence of a specific legal regime for the soil, it is governed by numerous legal texts containing scattered provisions. Surprisingly, when the soil is one of the primary factors in the country's production. Madagascar's economy depends mainly on the products of their soils and subsoils (agricultural resources and mining resources). As a result, the absence of a specific legal regime for the land is not beneficial for the development of the country. The establishment of such a regime requires political will and a deep study of the subject. This article intends to feed into reflections on the establishment of a framework for analyzing the legal situation of soil protection, a pillar of sustainable development.

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