Environmental Legislation | Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition

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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Evolution of environmental legislation in the region over time

Topics addressed by environmental legislation in the region

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List of environmental laws

Country

Topic

British Virgin Islands

Buildings Ordinance 1955

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
10-1955

Date of enactment:
12/07/1955

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
British Virgin Islands

National Parks Act 2006

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
4-2006

Date of enactment:
05/04/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
British Virgin Islands

Merchant Shipping Act 2001

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
13-2001

Date of enactment:
04/15/2002

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Transport

Impacted economic sector:

Transport
British Virgin Islands

BVI National Commission for UNESCO Act 2009

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
12-2009

Date of enactment:
12/04/2014

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Guatemala

Ley de educación ambiental

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
38-2010

Date of enactment:
11/09/2010

Status:
In force

Topic:

Awareness and environmental education
Guatemala

Ley que declara el día del agua y que fomenta la campaña nacional « cuidemos el agua »

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
17-2014

Date of enactment:
06/13/2014

Status:
In force

Topic:

Water

Awareness and environmental education
Guatemala

Ley de fomento al establecimiento, recuperación, restauración, manejo, producción y protección de bosques en guatemala – probosque

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
2-2015

Date of enactment:
10/27/2015

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
Guatemala

Ley que declara área protegida el area de usos múltiples hawaii

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
16-2016

Date of enactment:
03/11/2016

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Guatemala

Ley de protección y bienestar animal

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-2017

Date of enactment:
04/03/2017

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law
Guatemala

Aprueba la convención sobre la conservación de las especies migratorias de animales silvestres

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
21-2017

Date of enactment:
11/27/2017

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Guatemala

Aprueba el protocolo de 1996 relativo al convenio sobre la prevención de la contaminación del mar por vertimiento de desechos y otras materias, 1972

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
17-2018

Date of enactment:
09/19/2018

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Sea, oceans and fishing
Guatemala

Convenio para la protección de la flora, de la fauna y de las bellezas escénicas naturales de los países de américa, 1940.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
2554

Date of enactment:
07/28/1941

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Guatemala

Convención internacional de protección fitosanitaria,1951.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6

Date of enactment:
05/12/1955

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system
Guatemala

Convenio sobre alta mar, 1958.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
14-1994

Date of enactment:
10/17/1961

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Sea, oceans and fishing
Guatemala

Tratado de prohibición de pruebas nucleares en la atmósfera, el espacio exterior y bajo el agua, 1963.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
135

Date of enactment:
11/19/1963

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument
Guatemala

Tratado para la proscripción de armas nucleares en américa latina, 1967.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
70-1969

Date of enactment:
12/09/1969

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument
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:
25-1975

Date of enactment:
04/16/1975

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Sea, oceans and fishing
Guatemala

Convenio para la protección del patrimonio mundial, cultural y natural, 1972.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
47-1978

Date of enactment:
08/22/1978

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:
63-1979

Date of enactment:
11/02/1979

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:
72-1982

Date of enactment:
10/20/1982

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Energy

Sea, oceans and fishing

Panama

Featured

Environmental legislation in the region

Evolution of environmental legislation in the region over time

Topics addressed by environmental legislation in the region

Environmental legislation and its impact on economic sectors

List of environmental laws

Buildings Ordinance 1955

National Parks Act 2006

Merchant Shipping Act 2001

BVI National Commission for UNESCO Act 2009

Ley de educación ambiental

Ley que declara el día del agua y que fomenta la campaña nacional « cuidemos el agua »

Ley de fomento al establecimiento, recuperación, restauración, manejo, producción y protección de bosques en guatemala – probosque

Ley que declara área protegida el area de usos múltiples hawaii

Ley de protección y bienestar animal

Aprueba la convención sobre la conservación de las especies migratorias de animales silvestres

Aprueba el protocolo de 1996 relativo al convenio sobre la prevención de la contaminación del mar por vertimiento de desechos y otras materias, 1972

Convenio para la protección de la flora, de la fauna y de las bellezas escénicas naturales de los países de américa, 1940.

Convención internacional de protección fitosanitaria,1951.

Convenio sobre alta mar, 1958.

Tratado de prohibición de pruebas nucleares en la atmósfera, el espacio exterior y bajo el agua, 1963.

Tratado para la proscripción de armas nucleares en américa latina, 1967.

Convenio sobre la prevención de la contaminación del mar por vertimientos de desechos y otras materias, 1972.

Convenio para la protección del patrimonio mundial, cultural y natural, 1972.

Convención sobre el comercio internacional de especies amenazadas de fauna y flora silvestres (cites), 1973.

Convenio internacional sobre la responsabilidad civil por daños causados por la contaminación de las aguas del mar por hidrocarburos, 1969.

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