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Refers to any instrument with hierarchy of law at the national level issued by the legislative branch of a country and which has a direct and concrete link to environmental and climate issues.

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Environmental legislation in the region

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List of environmental laws

  • Guatemala
    Convenio centroamericano de cambios climáticos, 1993.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    30-1995
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Climate change
  • Guatemala
    Convención sobre la prohibición de utilizar técnicas de modificación ambiental con fines militares u otros fines hostiles, 1976.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    77-1987
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
  • Guatemala
    Convenio centroamericano para el manejo y conservación de los ecosistemas naturales forestales y el desarrollo de plantaciones forestales, 1993.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    Convenio 290
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
    Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system
  • Guatemala
    Convenio de viena para la protección de la capa de ozono, 1985.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    39-1987
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Air quality
  • Guatemala
    Convenio sobre la responsabilidad por daños nucleares, 1963.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    38-1993
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Energy
  • Guatemala
    La ley de protección y mejoramiento del medio ambiente
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    66-1986
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    Environmental framework law
  • Guatemala
    Convenio constitutivo del organismo internacional regional de sanidad agropecuaria, 1987.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    19-1993
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system
  • Guatemala
    Ley de hidrocarburos
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    109-1983
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    Energy
    Impacted economic sector:
    Energy
  • Guatemala
    Ley de fomento de la educación ambiental
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    74-1996
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    Awareness and environmental education
  • Guatemala
    Convenio para la conservación de la biodiversidad y protección de áreas silvestres prioritarias en américa central, 1992.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    Convenio 256
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
  • Guatemala
    Convenio internacional sobre la responsabilidad civil por daños causados por la contaminación de las aguas del mar por hidrocarburos, 1969.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    72-1982
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Energy
    Sea, oceans and fishing
  • Guatemala
    Ley de fomento a la difusión de la conciencia ambiental
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    116-1996
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    Awareness and environmental education
  • Guatemala
    Convenio centroamericano para la protección del ambiente, 1989, y protocolo al convenio de creación de la ccad, 1992.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    12-1990
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
  • Guatemala
    Convención sobre el comercio internacional de especies amenazadas de fauna y flora silvestres (cites), 1973.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    63-1979
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
  • Guatemala
    Convenio internacional para prevenir la contaminación del mar por buques, 1973, y protocolo de 1978.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    77-1996
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Sea, oceans and fishing
  • Guatemala
    Ley de áreas protegidas
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    4-1989
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
  • Guatemala
    Convenio para la protección del patrimonio mundial, cultural y natural, 1972.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    47-1978
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
  • Guatemala
    Convención de las naciones unidas sobre el derecho del mar, 1982.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    56-1996
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Sea, oceans and fishing
  • Guatemala
    Convenio para la protección y el desarrollo del medio marino de la región del gran caribe, 1983.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    32-1989
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Sea, oceans and fishing
  • Guatemala
    Convenio sobre la prevención de la contaminación del mar por vertimientos de desechos y otras materias, 1972.
    Legislative area:
    Environmental Legislation
    Number of the law/Number of bill:
    25-1975
    Date of enactment/Date of introduction:
    Status:
    In force
    Topic:
    International instrument
    Sea, oceans and fishing

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