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Decreto Nº 4 - Reglamenta la Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica (EAE).

Country/Territory
Panama
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gaceta Oficial Nº 28.213, 7 de febrero de 2017.
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation Environmental audit Environmental standards EIA Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Data collection/reporting Institution Registration Sustainable development Standards Protection of environment Waste management Pollution control Sustainable use Monitoring
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific, South-Eastern Pacific
Abstract

El presente Decreto reglamenta el artículo 5 del Texto Único de la Ley Nº 41 de de julio de 1998 sobre Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica (EAE). El objetivo general de la EAE es incorporar de manera temprana las consideraciones ambientales al proceso de formulación de decisiones estratégicas contenidas en políticas, planes y programas, atendiendo sus riesgos y oportunidades, en función del desarrollo sostenible.

Full text
Spanish
Website
www.gacetaoficial.gob.pa

References - Legislation

Implements

Ley Nº 41 - Texto Único de la Ley General de Ambiente. Texto refundido.

Legislation | Panama | 1998 (2015)

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, Policy/planning, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Institution, EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental standards, Inspection, Hazards, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Special fund, Research, Climate change, Sustainable development, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Indigenous peoples, Standards, Soil pollution/quality, Erosion, Soil rehabilitation, Land-use planning, Waste management, Hazardous substances, Freshwater resources management, Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Protected area, Wetlands, Genetic resources, Tourism

Source: FAO, FAOLEX