Decreto Nº 121 - Reglamento Ambiental para Actividades Mineras (RAAM). Country/Territory Ecuador Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Registro Oficial Nº 67 Suplemento, 16 de noviembre de 2009. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Mining Minerals Exploration EIA Environmental audit Environmental standards Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Protected area Authorization/permit Erosion Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Soil conservation/soil improvement Early warning system Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Andean States, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South-Eastern Pacific Abstract El presente Decreto aprueba el Reglamento Ambiental para Actividades Mineras (RAAM), que tiene por objeto promover el desarrollo sustentable de la minería a través del establecimiento de normas, procedimientos, procesos y subprocesos, para prevenir, controlar, mitigar, rehabilitar, remediar y compensar los efectos que las actividades mineras puedan tener sobre el medio ambiente y la sociedad. Full text Spanish Website www.tribunalconstitucional.gov.ec References - Legislation Implements Ley de Minería. Legislation | Ecuador | 2009 (2018) Keyword: EIA, Protection of environment, Basic legislation, Mining, Minerals, Exploration, Institution, Concession, Zoning, Protected area, Access right, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental standards, Servitude, Contract/agreement, Non-governmental entity, Royalties/fees, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Indigenous peoples, Standards, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Acuerdo Nº 39 - Reglamento de la Comisión especial para concesiones mineras en áreas del patrimonio forestal del Estado de bosques y vegetación protectores. Legislation | Ecuador | 2002 Keyword: Institution, Mining, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Concession, Protected area, Environmental standards, Authorization/permit, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Acuerdo Nº 40 - Informes previos a la aprobación de estudios de impacto ambiental en áreas del patrimonio forestal del Estado y bosques y vegetación protectores. Legislation | Ecuador | 2002 Keyword: Mining, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Concession, Protected area, Environmental standards, EIA, Data collection/reporting, Authorization/permit, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 625 - Reglamento ambiental de las actividades mineras. Legislation | Ecuador | 1997 Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, EIA, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protected area, Authorization/permit, Erosion, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Early warning system, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Acuerdo Nº 320 - Instructivo que regula el otorgamiento de autorizaciones para la instalación y operación de plantas de beneficio, fundición, refinación y construcción de relaveras. Legislation | Ecuador | 2011 Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, EIA, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Protected area, Authorization/permit, Erosion, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Early warning system, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decreto Nº 797 - Reglamento del régimen especial para el libre aprovechamiento de materiales de construcción para la obra pública. Legislation | Ecuador | 2011 Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, EIA, Environmental standards, Authorization/permit, Concession, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protected area, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Acuerdo Nº 37 - Reforma el Reglamento Ambiental para Actividades Mineras (RAAM). Legislation | Ecuador | 2014 Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Exploration, EIA, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protected area, Authorization/permit, Erosion, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Early warning system, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX