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Decreto 90-2000 - Crea el Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales.

Country/Territory
Guatemala
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diario de Centro América Nº 54, 11 de diciembre de 2000.
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, 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.

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References - Legislation

Amends

Decreto Nº 101-96 - Ley Forestal.

Legislation | Guatemala | 1996

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, 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, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 68-86 - Ley de protección y mejoramiento del medio ambiente.

Legislation | Guatemala | 1986 (2000)

Keyword: Noise pollution, Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Basic legislation, Ecosystem preservation, Mining, Institution, Offences/penalties, EIA, Protected area, Soil pollution/quality, Saltwater intrusion/siltation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Sustainable use, Potable water, Standards, Protection of environment

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