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Decreto Nº 1.802 - Políticas básicas ambientales.

Country/Territory
Ecuador
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Registro Oficial Nº 456, 7 de junio de 1994.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Policy/planning Ecosystem preservation EIA Protected area Environmental audit
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Andean States, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South-Eastern Pacific
Entry into force notes
A partir de su publicación.
Abstract

Las Políticas Básicas Ambientales del Ecuador reconocen como su principio fundamental la promoción del desarrollo sustentable, que se puede alcanzar únicamente cuando los elementos social, económico y ambiental son tratados armónica y equilibradamente en cada acción. Además, se dispone la coordinación de la gestión ambiental por parte de la Comisión Asesora Ambiental de la Presidencia de la República (CAAM). Asimismo, se establece como instrumento obligatorio previamente a la realización de actividades susceptibles de degradar o contaminar el ambiente la preparación de un estudio de impacto ambiental (EIA) y del respectivo programa de mitigación ambiental (PMA).

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References - Legislation

Repealed by

Decreto Nº 3.399 - Expide el Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio del Ambiente.

Legislation | Ecuador | 2002

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Noise pollution, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Energy conservation/energy production, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Bioenergy, Certification, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Protected area, Environmental planning, Institution, Research, Climate change, Royalties/fees, Marine pollution, Policy/planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Registration, Private forest, Timber extraction/logging, Non-timber products, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Erosion, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Coastal zone management, Management/conservation, Wetlands, Maritime zone, Waste management, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Biodiversity, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Wildlife products, International trade, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Seasons, Ranching/captive breeding, Alien species, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX