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Decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente y de la Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable.

Country/Territory
Mexico
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diario Oficial de la Federación, 4 de junio de 2012.
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Ecosystem preservation Protection of habitats Management/conservation
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, North Pacific, North-East Pacific
Abstract

El presente Decreto introduce algunas modificaciones a la Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente. En particular, introduce la definición de servicios ambientales y se incluye la protección y restauración de estos últimos entre los objetivos perseguidos tanto por la Ley como por la Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable. Los servicios ambientales están constituidos por todos los beneficios tangibles e intangibles, generados por los ecosistemas, necesarios para la supervivencia del sistema natural y biológico en su conjunto, y para que proporcionen beneficios al ser humano.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Amends

Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente.

Legislation | Mexico | 1987 (2018)

Keyword: Land clearing, Indigenous peoples, Framework law, Protection of environment, Institution, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Inspection, EIA, Offences/penalties, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Air quality/air pollution, Noise pollution, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Right to clean/healthy environment, Sustainable development, Pollution control, Human rights, Policy/planning, Standards, Agro-forestry, Forest management/forest conservation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Animal welfare, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sustainable use, Rainwater, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable (2003). Texto consolidado.

Legislation | Mexico | 2003 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Policy/planning, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Transport/storage, Forest service/forest officers, Protected area, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Research, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Ecosystem preservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Erosion, Environmental standards, Monitoring, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Sustainable use, Forest management/forest conservation, Indigenous peoples, PIC-prior informed consent, Standards, Protection of environment, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX