Decreto 90-2000 - Crea el Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Country/Territory Guatemala Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Gender Indigenous peoples Policy/planning Sustainable development Geographical area Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North-East Pacific Abstract El presente Decreto, que reforma la Ley del Organismo Ejecutivo, crea el Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales al que corresponde formular y ejecutar las políticas relativas a su ramo y hacer que se cumpla el régimen concerniente a la conservación, protección, sostenibilidad y mejoramiento del ambiente y los recursos naturales en el país y el derecho humano a un ambiente saludable y ecológicamente equilibrado, debiendo prevenir la contaminación del ambiente, disminuir el deterioro ambiental y la pérdida del patrimonio natural. Full text Spanish References - Legislation Amends Decreto Nº 68/86 - Ley de protección y mejoramiento del medio ambiente. Legislation | Guatemala | 1986 Keyword: EIA, Noise pollution, Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Basic legislation, Ecosystem preservation, Mining, Biosphere reserves, Institution, Offences/penalties, Protected area, Soil pollution/quality, Saltwater intrusion/siltation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Sustainable use, Potable water Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 101/96 - Ley Forestal. Legislation | Guatemala | 1996 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Framework law, Institution, Private forest, Public forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber extraction/logging, Forest fires, Non-timber products, Monitoring, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Family farming, Authorization/permit, Concession, Planting material/seeds, Timber, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water conservation zone, Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Wetlands, Drainage/land reclamation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Acuerdo Nº 186/01 - Reglamento orgánico interno del Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Legislation | Guatemala | 2001 Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Gender Source: FAO, FAOLEX