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Costa Rica

Ley indígena

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6172

Date of enactment:
11/29/1977

Status:
In force

Topic:

Indigenous peoples and minority groups
Costa Rica

Ley sobre el bienestar de los animales

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7451

Date of enactment:
11/16/1994

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law
Costa Rica

Modifica el código de minería

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
8246

Date of enactment:
04/24/2002

Status:
In force

Topic:

Mining & quarrying

Impacted economic sector:

Mining & quarrying
Costa Rica

Código de minería

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6797

Date of enactment:
10/04/1982

Status:
In force

Topic:

Mining & quarrying

Impacted economic sector:

Mining & quarrying
Costa Rica

Declara al venado cola blanca (odocoileus virginianus) como símbolo de la fauna silvestre de costa rica

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7497

Date of enactment:
05/02/1995

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Awareness and environmental education
Costa Rica

Ley de pesca y acuicultura

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
8436

Date of enactment:
03/01/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Costa Rica

Ley de aguas

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
276

Date of enactment:
08/27/1942

Status:
In force

Topic:

Water
Costa Rica

Ley de creación del servicio nacional de aguas subterráneas, riego y avenamiento (senara)

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6877

Date of enactment:
07/18/1983

Status:
In force

Topic:

Water
Costa Rica

Titulación de tierras ubicadas en reservas nacionales

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7599

Date of enactment:
04/29/1996

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Costa Rica

Ley sobre pesca y caza marinas

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
190

Date of enactment:
09/28/1948

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Costa Rica

Ley de conservación de la fauna silvestre

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6919

Date of enactment:
11/17/1983

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Costa Rica

Ley de biodiversidad

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7788

Date of enactment:
04/30/1998

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Costa Rica

Ley de conservación de los recursos naturales renovables

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1540

Date of enactment:
03/07/1953

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Water
Costa Rica

Ley para la importación y control de la calidad de agroquímicos

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7017

Date of enactment:
12/16/1985

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Costa Rica

Ley sobre uso, manejo y conservación de suelos

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7779

Date of enactment:
04/30/1998

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Costa Rica

Ley general de agua potable

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1634

Date of enactment:
09/18/1953

Status:
In force

Topic:

Water
Costa Rica

Ley de conversión del ministerio de industria, energía y minas en ministerio de ambiente, energía y telecomunicaciones

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7152

Date of enactment:
06/05/1990

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law
Costa Rica

Ley nacional de emergencia

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7914

Date of enactment:
09/28/1999

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management
Costa Rica

Ley sobre la zona marítimo terrestre

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6043

Date of enactment:
03/02/1977

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing
Costa Rica

Ley de conservación de la vida silvestre

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7317

Date of enactment:
10/30/1992

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Parlamentarians

Carlos Felipe García Molina

Assembleia Legislativa da Costa Rica
- Deputado
- Comissões de Fazenda, Juventude, Infância e Adolescência, e Reforma do Estado
Titular
Carlos Felipe García Molina

House of Representatives of Costa Rica
- Congressman
- Committees on Finance, Youth, Childhood and Adolescence, and State Reform
Chair
Kattia Cambronero Aguiluz

Asamblea Legislativa - República de Costa Rica
- Congresswoman - Member
- Comisión de Medio Ambiente
Chair
Carlos Felipe García Molina

Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica
- Diputado
- Comisiones de Hacendarios, Juventud, Niñez y Adolescencia, y Reforma del Estado
Titular
Paola Vega

Asamblea Legislativa
- Former President
- Comisión de Ambiente
Honorary Participant

Signature Joint Declaration of Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians at COP 26 - Glasgow, November 9, 2021; COP 27 - Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 10, 2022; Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean - Santiago, Chile, 20 April 2023.

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Dissemination resources

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31-01-2024

Framework legislation on climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Legislative Bulletin
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05-12-2022

Estudio de impacto económico de las inversiones y el financiamiento para el recambio de flota de autobuses sostenibles en Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Featured

Evolution of environmental laws in the region over time

Topics addressed by environmental legislation

Environmental legislation and its impact on economic sectors

List of environmental laws

Ley indígena

Ley sobre el bienestar de los animales

Modifica el código de minería

Código de minería

Declara al venado cola blanca (odocoileus virginianus) como símbolo de la fauna silvestre de costa rica

Ley de pesca y acuicultura

Ley de aguas

Ley de creación del servicio nacional de aguas subterráneas, riego y avenamiento (senara)

Titulación de tierras ubicadas en reservas nacionales

Ley sobre pesca y caza marinas

Ley de conservación de la fauna silvestre

Ley de biodiversidad

Ley de conservación de los recursos naturales renovables

Ley para la importación y control de la calidad de agroquímicos

Ley sobre uso, manejo y conservación de suelos

Ley general de agua potable

Ley de conversión del ministerio de industria, energía y minas en ministerio de ambiente, energía y telecomunicaciones

Ley nacional de emergencia

Ley sobre la zona marítimo terrestre

Ley de conservación de la vida silvestre

Parlamentarians

Carlos Felipe García Molina

Carlos Felipe García Molina

Kattia Cambronero Aguiluz

Carlos Felipe García Molina

Paola Vega

Dissemination resources

Framework legislation on climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Legislative Bulletin

Estudio de impacto económico de las inversiones y el financiamiento para el recambio de flota de autobuses sostenibles en Costa Rica

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