The respected Comrade
"Landscaping serves as an important means of portrayal in modern architecture, and its level constitutes a criterion by which the level of civilization of a country can be measured."
The level of landscaping in towns and villages constitutes a criterion by which the level of civilization of a country can be measured.
Good landscaping is an important undertaking to enrich the scenery of the streets and villages and provide the people with cultural and emotional living conditions and environment by making the forests of trees grow and flowers bloom.
Landscaping is itself a work to improve the ecological environment of the streets and villages, but it is also very beneficial to protect other ecological elements including the atmospheric environment.
The "Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Landscaping" was adopted by the Supreme People's Assembly Act No. 17 on September 7, Juche 111 (2022), reflecting the policy requirements of the Workers' Party of Korea to provide the people with a more civilized, sanitary and cultural living environment and turn the whole country into a tapestry land of the era of the Workers' Party.
The law is based on the mission of establishing a strict system and order in Landscaping, thus making cities, villages and workplaces beautiful, contributing to creating a civilized, hygienic and cultural living environment and landscape of afforestation, and consists of 6 chapters and 49 articles.
Chapter 1 "Basic Law of Landscaping" provides seven articles on the principle issues to be adhered to in the greening of the landscape, including the mission of the law of greening the landscape, the principle of unified management of the Landscaping, the principle of making the landscape Juche-oriented, scientific and specialized basis, the training of technicians, skilled workers, the strengthening of scientific research and the introduction of successes.
Chapter 2, "The Plan for Landscaping" provides five articles on the procedure for the preparation of the plan for Landscaping, which is the prerequisite for it.
The landscaping plan is divided into a total plan, a detailed plan and a block plan, and the total plan for landscaping is according to the General Plan for the construction of the city and village or the General Plan for the construction of the sector, the detailed plan is according to the General Plan for the landscaping, and the zoning plan according to the detailed plan.
The landscape planning agency should draw up a plan for landscaping in accordance with the state's policy of landscaping and the relevant plan design criteria.
The plan for landscaping in Pyongyang is drawn up by the Pyongyang City Design Organization, and the plan for landscaping in the provinces (cities), cities (districts) and counties is drawn up by the local design organ and the plan for landscaping of industrial and sectional construction projects by the relevant specialized design organ.
The general plan for landscaping of Pyongyang City, provincial capital and important objects is approved by the Cabinet by the Central Design Leadership Agency, the Non-permanent Construction Review Committee and the relevant institutions, and the general plan for landscaping of the city (district) and county and all detailed plans and compartments are approved by the Central Design Leadership Agency under the deliberation of the Non-Standing Recording Commission, the Central Design Leadership Agency and the relevant institutions.
Chapter 3 "Landscaping Design" stipulates six articles on the procedure for the construction of landscaping design.
The landscape designing organ should take into account the landscape, regional characteristics and ecological characteristics of the landscape plants in the surrounding environment and the landscape and make it scientifically capable of enhancing the quality of the building.
Landscaping design is designed according to the plan of greening and construction specifications and the plan of the gardening technology project as a unit of compartment or construction project and is created by the specialized gardening greening design engine, enterprise or relevant construction design engine and enterprise according to the project.
The landscape designing organ should agree with the institutions, enterprises and organizations that create the landscape on the landscaping design.
Landscaping design is deliberated and approved by the provincial (municipal) design authority or central design guidance authority and the relevant authority according to the design objectives.
Chapter 4 "The Composition of the Landscape" provides 12 articles on the legal requirements arising in the creation of the landscape, the main process of landscaping.
The local people's committee should build parks and amusement parks in cities and villages well and create green areas in the blocks of dwelling houses on a large scale, and institutions, enterprises and organizations should plant trees, flowers and vines with good species in buildings, facilities and compartments to increase the green area and create environmental protection forests and noise-curtain around industrial areas and factories and enterprises with high levels of harmful gases, dust and noise.
The nursery, kindergarten, school, hospital and rest home premises and their surrounding should be planted with many flower trees, herbs and trees good for education, cultural recreation and health promotion of children and working people, and green trees and trees in the riverbanks and railways of the city should create landscapes that play a role in protecting the environment and preventing disasters and planted trees, shrubs and ground vegetation for preventing soil erosion on slopes.
At the same time, green ground should be created next to the city streets and the great roads, and trees and flowers should be planted for the convenience of pedestrians while matching the surrounding environment and the flowerpot stands made of stone or plastic should be installed in a weighty manner so as to make the landscape alive.
Institutions, enterprises and organizations should build up the zoning and establish landscape according to the plan for landscaping.
Construction projects that did not create green landscape as planned and designed, or that did not provide the ratio of green land composition to architectural area, cannot be inspected as built.
The warranty period for the survival rate of a forest plant is two years, and for a forest plant that has died during this period, the relevant organs, enterprises and organizations are responsible for the technical appraisal results of the relevant organ.
In addition, Chapter 4 stipulates the construction of buildings and facilities in the area of the landscaping green area and the production of saplings, flower seedlings and ground cover plants, zoos and botanical gardens to be built and parked in a modern way.
Chapter 5 "Management of Green Land" sets out in nine articles the legal requirements for beautifully building and protecting the landscape of green landscape.
The local people's committee should properly distribute the management of the green land area on the principle of the responsibility per m2 system so that it can properly combine the professional management of the Landscape Management Agency with the mass management of institutions, enterprises and organizations; institutions, enterprises and organizations should regularly inspect and control the forest plants and landscape facilities in the green land area assigned to them; register them with the Urban Management Organ and the relevant bodies; and the Urban Management Organ should comprehend the registration of the Green Land Survey.
Urban management organs, relevant institutions, enterprises and organizations should conduct regular management of the landscape such as watering, weeding and shaping of trees and ground cover plants in the area of green land and ensure the area of the landscape as planned and take thorough measures to protect the landscape from natural disasters and pest damage and other kinds of damage.
If you want to cut, move, change tree species, or use green areas for other purposes, you should have the agreement of the city management organization and the approval of the central city management organization, and if you want to cut the bough, middle cut and cut down the cost of the trees for landscaping, you should be consulted by the relevant Non-permanent Landscape Reviewing Committee.
Chapter 6 "Guidance and Control of Green Landscaping" stipulates in ten articles on the civil responsibility and administrative and criminal responsibility for the guidance and supervision of the landscaping work, and for the case of the lack of authority, not providing the proper condition, education and landscaping work.
The "Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Landscaping" will make an active contribution to providing the people with a more civilized, cultural and hygienic living environment and protecting and improving the ecological environment of the country.
