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Código Orgánico del Ambiente (COA).

Country/Territory
Ecuador
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Registro Oficial Nº 983 Suplemento, 12 de abril de 2017.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Agricultural development Family farming Food sovereignty Farming Framework law Protection of environment Institution Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings EIA Capacity building Environmental audit Recycling/reuse Waste management Inspection Environmental standards Sustainable development Coastal zone management Climate change Education Protected area Policy/planning Standards Basic legislation Forestry protection measures Public forest Private forest Afforestation/reforestation Processing/handling Transport/storage Subsidy/incentive Protection forest Research Timber Special fund Pests/diseases Offences/penalties National parks Sustainable use Forest management/forest conservation Waste prevention Monitoring Freshwater resources management Right to water Freshwater pollution Pollution control Human rights Biodiversity Protection of habitats Plant variety Precautionary principle
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Andean States, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South-Eastern Pacific
Entry into force notes
Entrará en vigencia 12 meses después de su publicación en el Registro Oficial.
Abstract

El Código Orgánico del Ambiente (COA), tiene por objeto garantizar el derecho de las personas a vivir en un ambiente sano y ecológicamente equilibrado, así como proteger los derechos de la naturaleza para la realización del buen vivir o sumak kawsay. Las disposiciones de este Código regularán los derechos, deberes y garantías ambientales contenidos en la Constitución, así como los instrumentos que fortalecen su ejercicio, los que deberán asegurar la sostenibilidad, conservación, protección y restauración del ambiente, sin perjuicio de lo que establezcan otras leyes sobre la materia que garanticen los mismos fines. Las disposiciones del COA promoverán el efectivo goce de los derechos de la naturaleza y de las personas, comunas, comunidades, pueblos, nacionalidades y colectivos a vivir en un ambiente sano y ecológicamente equilibrado, de conformidad con la Constitución y los instrumentos internacionales ratificados por el Estado, los cuales son inalienables, irrenunciables, indivisibles, de igual jerarquía, interdependientes, progresivos y no se excluyen entre sí.

Full text
Spanish
Website
www.registroficial.gob.ec

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 752 - Reglamento al Código Orgánico del Ambiente (COA).

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