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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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

Country

Topic

Venezuela

Decreto ley nº 8.005 - ley orgánica de emergencia para terrenos y vivienda.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
8.005

Date of enactment:
01/29/2011

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Venezuela

Ley de gestión integral de la basura.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Nº 39.584

Date of enactment:
12/30/2010

Status:
In force

Topic:

Waste and circular economy

Impacted economic sector:

Waste
Venezuela

Decreto ley nº 1.546/01 - ley de tierras y desarrollo agrario. texto consolidado.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1.546

Date of enactment:
07/29/2010

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Venezuela

Ley para la protección de la fauna doméstica libre y en cautiverio.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Nº 39.338

Date of enactment:
01/04/2010

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Environmental framework law

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Venezuela

Ley de patrimonio cultural de los pueblos y comunidades indígenas.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Nº 39.115

Date of enactment:
02/06/2009

Status:
In force

Topic:

Indigenous peoples and minority groups

Access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters
Venezuela

Ley de gestión integral de riesgos socionaturales y tecnológicos.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Nº 39.095

Date of enactment:
01/09/2009

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management
Venezuela

Ley de gestión de la diversidad biológica.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Nº 39.070,

Date of enactment:
12/01/2008

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Environmental framework law
Venezuela

Ley orgánica de reordenamiento del mercado interno de los combustibles líquidos.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Nº 39.019

Date of enactment:
09/18/2008

Status:
In force

Topic:

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Energy
Venezuela

Decreto ley nº 6.130/08 - ley para el fomento y desarrollo de la economía popular.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6.130

Date of enactment:
07/31/2008

Status:
In force

Topic:

Industry & manufacturing

Sustainable finance

Impacted economic sector:

Industry & manufacturing
Venezuela

Decreto ley nº 6.070/08 - ley de bosques y gestión forestal.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6.070

Date of enactment:
06/05/2008

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
Venezuela

Decreto ley n° 8.163/11 - ley que crea contribución especial por precios extraordinarios y precios exorbitantes en el mercado internacional de hidrocarburos.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
8.163

Date of enactment:
04/18/2011

Status:
In force

Topic:

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Energy
Venezuela

Ley de uso racional y eficiente de la energía eléctrica.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Nº 39.823

Date of enactment:
12/19/2011

Status:
In force

Topic:

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Energy
Venezuela

Ley penal del ambiente.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Nº 39.913

Date of enactment:
05/02/2012

Status:
In force

Topic:

Access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters
Peru

Ley nº 13694 - crea un parque nacional en la provincia de cutervo, en el departamento de cajamarca.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
13694

Date of enactment:
09/20/1961

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Venezuela

Ley orgánica de las zonas económicas especiales.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria Nº 6.710

Date of enactment:
07/20/2022

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sustainable finance

Industry & manufacturing

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Industry & manufacturing
Venezuela

Ley aprobatoria de la enmienda de kigali al protocolo de montreal sobre las sustancias agotadoras de la capa de ozono.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria Nº 6.659

Date of enactment:
10/28/2021

Status:
In force

Topic:

Air quality

Industry & manufacturing

International instrument
Venezuela

Decreto ley nº 2.165/15 - ley orgánica que reserva al estado las actividades de exploración y explotación del oro y demás minerales estratégicos.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
2.165

Date of enactment:
12/30/2015

Status:
In force

Topic:

Mining & quarrying

Impacted economic sector:

Mining & quarrying
Venezuela

Ley de calidad de las aguas y del aire.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria Nº 6.207

Date of enactment:
12/28/2015

Status:
In force

Topic:

Water

Air quality

Environmental framework law
Venezuela

Ley de semillas

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria Nº 6.207

Date of enactment:
12/28/2015

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Venezuela

Decreto ley nº 1.442/14 - ley de fomento del turismo sustentable como actividad comunitaria y social.

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1.442

Date of enactment:
11/18/2014

Status:
In force

Topic:

Tourism

Impacted economic sector:

Tourism

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

Decreto ley nº 8.005 - ley orgánica de emergencia para terrenos y vivienda.

Ley de gestión integral de la basura.

Decreto ley nº 1.546/01 - ley de tierras y desarrollo agrario. texto consolidado.

Ley para la protección de la fauna doméstica libre y en cautiverio.

Ley de patrimonio cultural de los pueblos y comunidades indígenas.

Ley de gestión integral de riesgos socionaturales y tecnológicos.

Ley de gestión de la diversidad biológica.

Ley orgánica de reordenamiento del mercado interno de los combustibles líquidos.

Decreto ley nº 6.130/08 - ley para el fomento y desarrollo de la economía popular.

Decreto ley nº 6.070/08 - ley de bosques y gestión forestal.

Decreto ley n° 8.163/11 - ley que crea contribución especial por precios extraordinarios y precios exorbitantes en el mercado internacional de hidrocarburos.

Ley de uso racional y eficiente de la energía eléctrica.

Ley penal del ambiente.

Ley nº 13694 - crea un parque nacional en la provincia de cutervo, en el departamento de cajamarca.

Ley orgánica de las zonas económicas especiales.

Ley aprobatoria de la enmienda de kigali al protocolo de montreal sobre las sustancias agotadoras de la capa de ozono.

Decreto ley nº 2.165/15 - ley orgánica que reserva al estado las actividades de exploración y explotación del oro y demás minerales estratégicos.

Ley de calidad de las aguas y del aire.

Ley de semillas

Decreto ley nº 1.442/14 - ley de fomento del turismo sustentable como actividad comunitaria y social.

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