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Decreto Nº 1.257 - Normas sobre evaluación ambiental de actividades susceptibles de degradar el ambiente.

Country/Territory
Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gaceta Oficial Nº 35.946, 25 de abril de 1996.
Subject
Environment gen., Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation EIA Enforcement/compliance Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Inspection Environmental audit Environmental standards Mining Standards Protection of environment Oil Minerals Authorization/permit Concession Pollution control Oil pollution
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America
Abstract

El Decreto, que consta de 6 titulos y 51 articulos, tiene por objeto establecer los procedimientos conforme a los cuales se realizara la evaluación ambiental de actividades susceptibles de degradar el ambiente. Dispone que la evaluación ambiental se cumpla como parte del proceso de toma de decisiones en la formulación de políticas, planes, programas y proyectos de desarrollo a los fines de la incorporación de la variable ambiental en todas sus etapas.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Ley Orgánica del Ambiente.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 2006

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, Right to clean/healthy environment, Institution, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Protected area, Pollution control, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Education, EIA, Air quality/air pollution, Research, Access-to-information, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental audit, Subsidy/incentive, Indigenous peoples, Human rights, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX