Environmental Framework Act (No. 97 of 2020). Country/Territory Suriname Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAct containing rules for sustainable management of the environment. Subject Environment gen., Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Framework law Policy/planning Institution Governance Authorization/permit Climate change Data collection/reporting EIA Environmental audit Environmental standards Hazardous substances Integrated management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Local government Monitoring Pesticides PIC-prior informed consent Polluter pays principle Soil pollution/quality Sustainable development Waste management International relations/cooperation Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Standards Protection of environment Freshwater pollution Pollution control Biodiversity Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Hunting/capture Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract This Act is about the protection and sustainable management of the environment in Suriname and the implementation and carrying into effect of obligations deriving from the membership of Suriname to international agreements, notably the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Paris Agreement and the Stockholm and Rotterdam (Conventions on POPs and PIC respectively). Another important matter is the investigation, prosecution and trial of offences defined in this Act as environmental offences. The Act is composed of 77 articles divided into 11 Chapters: General provisions (I); The National Environment Authority (II); Duty of Care (III); Environmental Strategy (IV); Activities and Environmental Consequences (V); Control of Pollution - Environmental Pollution and Standards (VI); Waste and Hazardous Substances (VII); Legal Protection Mechanisms (VIII); Environmental offences and Sanctions (IX); Provisions on Enforcement and further provisions (X); Transitional and Final Provisions (XI). Full text Dutch Website www.dna.sr; www.swm-programme.info