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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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Evolution of environmental legislation in the region over time

Topics addressed by environmental legislation in the region

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Topic

Guatemala

Ley de emergencia para la defensa, la restauración y la conservación del parque nacional laguna del tigre

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
16-2004

Date of enactment:
05/13/2004

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Guatemala

Ley de caza

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
36-2004

Date of enactment:
11/24/2004

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Guatemala

Ley que declara área protegida el refugio de vida silvestre "punta de manabique"

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
23-2005

Date of enactment:
02/17/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Guatemala

Ley que declara área protegida el monumento natural semuc-champey

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
25-2005

Date of enactment:
02/17/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Guatemala

Ley del sistema nacional de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
32-2005

Date of enactment:
05/02/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Guatemala

Aprueba la convención internacional para la reglamentación de la caza de la ballena, su reglamento y su protocolo

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
61-2005

Date of enactment:
10/12/2005

Status:
In force

Topic:

International instrument

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Sea, oceans and fishing
Guatemala

Ley que prohíbe el uso, comercialización y producción de plaguicidas que contengan el ingrediente activo metamidofos (methamidophos)

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
13-2009

Date of enactment:
04/15/2009

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Guatemala

Ley del registro de productos agroquímicos

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-2010

Date of enactment:
02/26/2010

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Guatemala

Ley de incentivos forestales para poseedores de pequeñas extensiones de tierra de vocación forestal o agroforestal

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
51-2010

Date of enactment:
11/17/2010

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Sustainable finance

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
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

Turks and Caicos

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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

Ley de emergencia para la defensa, la restauración y la conservación del parque nacional laguna del tigre

Ley de caza

Ley que declara área protegida el refugio de vida silvestre "punta de manabique"

Ley que declara área protegida el monumento natural semuc-champey

Ley del sistema nacional de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional

Aprueba la convención internacional para la reglamentación de la caza de la ballena, su reglamento y su protocolo

Ley que prohíbe el uso, comercialización y producción de plaguicidas que contengan el ingrediente activo metamidofos (methamidophos)

Ley del registro de productos agroquímicos

Ley de incentivos forestales para poseedores de pequeñas extensiones de tierra de vocación forestal o agroforestal

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.

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