Ley Nº 28611 - Ley General del Ambiente.

Subject

Environment gen., Water, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Framework law Protection of environment Right to clean/healthy environment Environmental audit Education Environmental standards Protection of habitats Monitoring Pollution control Emissions EIA Protected area Environmental planning Research Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Ecosystem preservation Offences/penalties Waste prevention Waste management Waste disposal Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge PIC-prior informed consent Indigenous peoples Sustainable development Human rights Policy/planning Standards Right to water Access and benefit-sharing Biodiversity

Geographical area

Amazonia, Americas, Andean States, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South-Eastern Pacific

Abstract

La presente Ley General del Ambiente establece que toda persona tiene el derecho irrenunciable a vivir en un ambiente saludable, equilibrado y adecuado para el pleno desarrollo de la vida, y el deber de contribuir a una efectiva gestión ambiental y de proteger el ambiente, así como sus componentes, asegurando particularmente la salud de las personas en forma individual y colectiva, la conservación de la diversidad biológica, el aprovechamiento sostenible de los recursos naturales y el desarrollo sostenible del país.

Full text

Spanish

Website

www.minjus.gob.pe; www.minam.gob.pe

References - Legislation

Amends

Ley Nº 26834 - Ley de Áreas Naturales Protegidas.

Legislation | Peru | 1997 (2014)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Protected area, Institution, Policy/planning, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 014-92-EM ─ Aprueba el Texto Unico Ordenado de la Ley General de Minería. Texto consolidado.

Legislation | Peru | 1992 (2006)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Mining, Exploration, Soil pollution/quality, Institution, Concession, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Legislativo Nº 757 - Ley marco para el crecimiento de la inversión privada.

Legislation | Peru | 1991

Keyword: Agricultural development, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Subsidy/incentive, Environmental standards, Environmental audit, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Ley Nº 26913 - Modifica el Código del Medio Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales.

Legislation | Peru | 1998

Keyword: Waste disposal, Offences/penalties, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Internal trade, Transboundary movement of waste, Waste management, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 26631 - Normas para efecto de formalizar denuncia por infracción de la legislación ambiental.

Legislation | Peru | 1996

Keyword: Liability/compensation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Legislativo Nº 613 - Código del Medio Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales.

Legislation | Peru | 1990

Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental audit, Education, Environmental standards, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Pollution control, Emissions, EIA, Protected area, Environmental planning, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Offences/penalties, Waste prevention, Waste management, Waste disposal, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decreto Supremo Nº 012-2009-MINAM ─ Política Nacional del Ambiente.

Legislation | Peru | 2009

Keyword: Agricultural development, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Environmental audit, Ecosystem preservation, Biosphere reserves, Monitoring, Biological agents, Mining, Energy conservation/energy production, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Climate change, Protected area, Land-use planning, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Waste management, Sustainable development, Human rights, Governance, Public participation, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 014-2011-MINAM ─ Plan Nacional de Acción Ambiental PLANAA PERÚ: 2011 - 2021.

Legislation | Peru | 2011

Keyword: Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Agro-forestry, Community management, Ecological production/organic production, Irrigation, Air quality/air pollution, Clean development mechanism, Climate change, Noise pollution, Pollution control, Renewable energy, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Environmental audit, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Biosphere reserves, Monitoring, Water quality standards, Biological agents, Mining, Energy conservation/energy production, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Protected area, Land-use planning, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Waste management, Public participation, Marine fisheries, Aquaculture, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest management/forest conservation, Disasters, Sewerage, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Priorities, Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Biosecurity, Biotechnology

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 028-2008-EM ─ Reglamento de participación ciudadana en el subsector minero.

Legislation | Peru | 2008

Keyword: Mining, Capacity building, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Indigenous peoples, Exploration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 360-2006-SUNARP ─ Registro de Áreas Naturales Protegidas.

Legislation | Peru | 2006

Keyword: Institution, Registration, Protected area, National parks, Zoning, Protection of habitats, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 004-2009-MINAM ─ Reglamento de la autoridad ambiental responsable del informe fundamentado.

Legislation | Peru | 2009

Keyword: Institution, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 141-2011-MINAM ─ Lineamientos para la aplicación de los Límites Máximos Permisibles de contaminación ambiental.

Legislation | Peru | 2011

Keyword: Environmental audit, Education, Environmental standards, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Pollution control, Emissions, EIA, Environmental planning, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 002-2009-MINAM ─ Reglamento sobre transparencia, acceso a la información pública ambiental y participación y consulta ciudadana en asuntos ambientales.

Legislation | Peru | 2009

Keyword: Agricultural development, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Environmental planning, Capacity building, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Public participation, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 247-2013-MINAM ─ Régimen Común de Fiscalización Ambiental.

Legislation | Peru | 2013

Keyword: Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental audit, EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental planning, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Polluter pays principle, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 009-2013-MINAM ─ Reglamenta las disposiciones relativas al informe fundamentado en caso de acción penal.

Legislation | Peru | 2013

Keyword: Institution, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Procedural matters, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 003-2014-MINAM ─ Procedimiento de adecuación de los instrumentos de gestión ambiental a nuevos Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA).

Legislation | Peru | 2014

Keyword: Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Pollution control, Emissions, EIA, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 034-2014-OEFA ─ Reglamento del Registro de Buenas Prácticas Ambientales del Organismo de Evaluación y Fiscalización Ambiental (OEFA).

Legislation | Peru | 2014

Keyword: Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Institution, Registration, Ecosystem preservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 017-2012-ED ─ Política Nacional de Educación Ambiental (PNEA).

Legislation | Peru | 2012

Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Education

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 011-2017-MINAM ─ Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA) para Suelo.

Legislation | Peru | 2017

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Pollution control, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Soil rehabilitation, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 012-2017-MINAM ─ Criterios para la Gestión de Sitios Contaminados.

Legislation | Peru | 2017

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Pollution control, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Soil rehabilitation, Data collection/reporting, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Supremo Nº 007-2017-MINAM ─ Reglamenta las disposiciones relativas al informe fundamentado en caso de acción penal.

Legislation | Peru | 2017

Keyword: Institution, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Procedural matters, Pollution control, Environmental audit, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ley Nº 29895 - Modifica la Ley Nº 28611, Ley General del Ambiente.

Legislation | Peru | 2012

Keyword: Environmental audit, Education, Environmental standards, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Pollution control, Emissions, EIA, Protected area, Environmental planning, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Offences/penalties, Waste prevention, Waste management, Waste disposal, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 29263 - Modifica el Código Penal y la Ley General del Ambiente.

Legislation | Peru | 2008

Keyword: Environmental audit, Education, Environmental standards, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Pollution control, Emissions, EIA, Protected area, Environmental planning, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Offences/penalties, Waste prevention, Waste management, Waste disposal, Polluter pays principle, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Legislativo Nº 1055 - Modifica la Ley Nº 28611, Ley General del Ambiente.

Legislation | Peru | 2008

Keyword: Environmental audit, Education, Environmental standards, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Pollution control, Emissions, EIA, Protected area, Environmental planning, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Offences/penalties, Waste prevention, Waste management, Waste disposal, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 30011 - Modifica la Ley Nº 29325, Ley del Sistema Nacional de Evaluación y Fiscalización Ambiental.

Legislation | Peru | 2013

Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental audit, EIA, Environmental standards, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Dispute settlement, Liability/compensation, Court/tribunal, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX