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Ley orgánica del ambiente.

Country/Territory
Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Basic legislation Institution Environmental planning Ecosystem preservation Soil conservation/soil improvement Protected area Pollution control Protection of habitats Monitoring EIA Policy/planning
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America
Abstract

La presente Ley tiene por objeto establecer dentro de la política del desarrollo integral de la Nación los principios rectores para la conservación, defensa y mejoramiento del ambiente en beneficio de la calidad de la vida, declarando de utilidad pública la conservación, la defensa y el mejoramiento del ambiente.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decreto Nº 2.831 - Reglamento Parcial Nº 4 de la Ley Orgánica del Ambiente, sobre Clasificación de Aguas.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 1978

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Standards, Water supply, Hydropower generation, Industrial water use, Recreational water use, Navigation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 883 - Normas para la Clasificación y el Control de la Calidad de los Cuerpos de Agua y Vertidos o Efluentes Líquidos.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 1995

Keyword: Farming, Agricultural development, Marine pollution, Marine area, Water quality standards, Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Classification/declassification, Industrial water use, Recreational water use, Navigation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water conservation zone, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 1.400 - Normas sobre la regulación y el control del aprovechamiento de los recursos hídricos y de las cuencas hidrográficas.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 1996

Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Institution, Policy/planning, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Ley Orgánica del Ambiente.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 2006

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, Right to clean/healthy environment, Institution, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Protected area, Pollution control, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, Education, EIA, Air quality/air pollution, Research, Access-to-information, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental audit, Subsidy/incentive, Indigenous peoples, Human rights, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX