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Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Act, 2014 (No. 28 of 2014).

País/Territorio
Bahamas
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2014
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Official Gazette of The Bahamas of 9 July 2014.
Título completo
An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund and for matters connected thereto.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Bosques, Agua, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Conservación del ecosistema Cambio climático Biodiversidad Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Medidas de protección forestal Bosques de protección Manejo de recursos hídricos Escasez de agua/sequía Zona protegida Fondo especial Institución Registro Responsabilidad/indemnización Ordenación/conservación
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

This Act establishes the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund as a body corporate and defines its functions and powers. It also defines the system of protected areas in The Bahamas and requires the Board of the Fund to establish and maintain a register called the Register of Protected Areas. The system shall include forest reserves, protected forests and conservation forests pursuant to an Order made under the Forestry Act, and areas declared under the Fisheries Resources (Jurisdiction and Conservation) Act, the Bahamas National Trust Act, and the Wild Birds Protection Act. The general purpose of the Fund is to ensure sustainable financing into perpetuity for the management of Protected Areas in The Bahamas, including management activities under the Caribbean Challenge Initiative and the objectives of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund related to any system of protected areas, programs established for the management of any area required for biodiversity conservation. the protection of any carbon sink under the Forestry Act, 2010, the conservation and protection of water resources, wetlands or blue holes, degraded or threatened ecosystems, as defined under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and any area which may be designated for the purpose of giving effect to international climate change agreements.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
laws.bahamas.gov.bs

Referencias - Legislación

Enmendado porr

Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (Amendment) Act No. 37 of 2019.

Legislación | Bahamas | 2019

Palabra clave: Biodiversidad, Ordenación/conservación, Institución, Zona protegida, Fondo especial

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX