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Ley Nº 64-00 - General sobre Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales.

Country/Territory
Dominican Republic
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Forestry, Sea, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Framework law Protection of environment Ecosystem preservation Institution Environmental planning Environmental standards Land-use planning Protected area Protection of habitats Monitoring EIA Environmental audit Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Inspection Education Capacity building Research Subsidy/incentive Special fund Early warning system Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Marine pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Soil pollution/quality Soil conservation/soil improvement Air quality/air pollution Waste management Hazardous waste Hazardous substances Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Noise pollution Precautionary principle Pollution control Policy/planning Standards Forest management/forest conservation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Timber extraction/logging Use restrictions Access and benefit-sharing Right to water Sustainable development Human rights Biodiversity
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

La presente Ley General sobre Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales tiene por objeto establecer las normas para la conservación, protección, mejoramiento y restauración del medio ambiente y los recursos naturales, asegurando su uso sostenible. El Capítulo VI establece que el manejo y uso de los bosques y suelos forestales debe ser sostenible. Una ley especial normará el manejo forestal integral y el uso sostenible de los recursos del bosque para los fines de su conservación, explotación, producción, industrialización y comercialización, así como la preservación de otros recursos naturales que forman parte de su ecosistema y del medio ambiente en general. Las normativas forestales estarán regidas por la ley sectorial, y, hasta tanto queda prohibido el corte, aprovechamiento, aserrío e industrialización de árboles nativos.

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References - Legislation

Amends

Ley Nº 5.852 - Dominio de aguas terrestres y distribución de aguas públicas.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1962

Keyword: Rainwater, Surface water, Wetlands, Groundwater, Irrigation, Industrial water use, Authorization/permit, Water conservation zone, Water users' associations, Policy/planning, Court/tribunal, Waterworks, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 291 - Modifica las Leyes Nº 211 y 705 de 1967 y 1982, respectivamente.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1985

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 487 - Control de la explotación y conservación de las aguas subterráneas.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1969

Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Servitude, Waterworks, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 6 - Crea el Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INDRHI).

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1965 (2000)

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Potable water, Water supply, Research, Rainwater, Irrigation, Hydropower generation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Decreto Nº 531/90 - Prohíbe el corte, mutilación y destrucción por cualquier método de los manglares costeros y estuarianos de la República.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1990

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, EIA, Institution, Research, Wetlands, Forest management/forest conservation, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 118 - Código Forestal.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1999

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Zoning, Afforestation/reforestation, Public forest, Timber extraction/logging, Forestry protection measures, Special fund, Forest service/forest officers, Classification/declassification, Protection forest, Basin/catchment/watershed, Protected area, Transport/storage, Forest fires, Research, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Biodiversity, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decreto Nº 10/17 - Crea e integra la Unidad Coordinadora de Proyectos de Desarrollo Agroforestal de la Presidencia de la República.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2017

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agro-forestry, Sustainable development, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest service/forest officers

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 5/02 - Reglamento del Sistema de Permisos y Licencias Ambientales.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2002

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Land-use planning, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, EIA, Environmental audit, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Environmental fees/charges, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 21/10 - Funcionamiento del Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental y de Recursos Naturales (SINIA).

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2010

Keyword: Institution, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Research, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 6/04 - Reglamento del Sistema de Permisos y Licencias Ambientales, Procedimiento para la evaluación ambiental de instalaciones existentes y Procedimiento de evaluación de impacto ambiental para proyectos nuevos.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2004

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Land-use planning, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, EIA, Environmental audit, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Environmental fees/charges, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución N 2/11 - Reglamento de autorizaciones ambientales.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2011

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Land-use planning, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, EIA, Environmental audit, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Environmental fees/charges, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolución Nº 18/07 - Reglamento para el control, vigilancia e inspección ambiental y la aplicación de sanciones administrativas.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2007

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Land-use planning, Dispute settlement, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, EIA, Environmental audit, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Environmental fees/charges, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Reglamento Forestal.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2004

Keyword: Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Zoning, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber, Public forest, Timber extraction/logging, Forestry protection measures, Special fund, Forest service/forest officers, Classification/declassification, Protection forest, Basin/catchment/watershed, Protected area, Transport/storage, Forest fires, Research, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Protection of species, Endangered species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 783/09 - Reglamento del Fondo Nacional para el Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Fondo MARENA).

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2009

Keyword: Institution, Special fund, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Environmental audit, Subsidy/incentive, Education, Research, Resource/damage valuation, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 266/16 - Crea el Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna de San José, con Categoría IV: Área de Manejo de Hábitat/Especies, ubicada en el municipio Los Llanos.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2016

Keyword: Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Zoning, Inland waters, Protection of habitats, Wetlands

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 87/15 - Declara de alto interés nacional la preservación de la Cuenca Alta del Rio Ozama e instruye al Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, dar fiel cumplimiento a lo establecido en el Art. 122 de la Ley No. 64-00.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2015

Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, Ecosystem preservation, Freshwater pollution, Enforcement/compliance, Sustainable development, Community management, Public participation, Inland waters, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Forest management/forest conservation, Land-use planning, River basin institution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Reglamento para la Gestión Integral de Aceites Usados.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2007

Keyword: Protection of environment, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Oil, Transport/storage, Public health, Early warning system, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Oil pollution, Waste non-domestic sources

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ley Nº 202-04 - Ley sectorial de áreas protegidas.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2004

Keyword: Sustainable use, Timber, Biodiversity, Wild flora, Wild fauna, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Monitoring, Endangered species, Alien species, EIA, National parks, Access right, Authorization/permit, Zoning, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Wetlands, Coastal zone management, Cultural heritage, Protection of species, Basic legislation, Access and benefit-sharing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 307/04 - Crea el Consejo Dominicano de Pesca y Acuicultura (CODOPESCA).

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2004

Keyword: Framework law, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Institution, Mariculture, Aquaculture, Fishery management and conservation, Sustainable use, Registration, Waterworks, Protection of species, High seas, Foreign fishing, Governance, Artisanal fishing, Wetlands, Coral, Turtles, Marine mammals, Marine protected areas, Protected area, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX