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Soil Protection and Desertification Prevention Law.

País/Territorio
Mongolia
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2012 (2015)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Tierra y suelos
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Conservación de suelos/mejoramiento de suelos Contaminación del suelo/calidad Saneamiento de suelos Desertificación Erosión Pastoreo Negocios/industria/corporaciones Responsabilidad/indemnización Peligros
Área geográphica
Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Asia Oriental, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral
Entry into force notes
20120517 This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Resumen

The scope of this Law shall be to regulate relations concerning soil degradation, soil rehabilitation and combating desertification. It shall be applicable to the activities by the government, natural persons, business entities and organizations as regards preventing and protecting soil from desertification. Soil degradation shall be intended loss of fertility, erosion, degradation, pollution and other negative effects caused by human activities. The soil protection law includes measures to prevent desertification from the intensification of agriculture, mining, road construction, and urban land use as well as climate change. The law provides guidance to facilitate a safe and healthy environment for the population, and to prevent soil damage and lower soil fertility from overgrazing and desertification, and systems to prevent soil erosion. The law also contains measures to establish accountability in environmental protection along with more elaboration on soil degradation, desertification gradation criteria and soil assessment methodology. This Law contains 13 Articles. Article 1 defines the scope of the Law. Article 2 specifies soil protection and desertification prevention legislation. Article 3 defines the objectives of the Law. Article 4 gives terms definitions. Article 5 sets forth criteria for the determination of soil degradation and desertification status. Article 6 establishes rights and responsibilities of citizens and legal bodies with regard to soil protection and desertification prevention. Article 7 sets forth soil protection and desertification prevention measures. Article 8 establishes incentives for soil protection and desertification prevention measures. Article 9 regards assessment and analysis of soil erosion, degradation, pollution and desertification. Article 10 sets up database of soil protection and desertification prevention measures. Article 11 regards monitoring and ratification of soil protection and desertification prevention measures. Article 12 regards compensation for soil pollution. Article 13 establishes liabilities for breach of law.

Texto completo
Inglés/Mongol
Página web
www.legalinfo.mn

Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

Order No. A-66 of the Minister of Environment validating the Regulation for combating drought and desertification and water resources management.

Legislación | Mongolia | 2013

Palabra clave: Aguas superficiales, Manejo de recursos hídricos, Abastecimiento de agua, Agua potable, Cambio climático, Escasez de agua/sequía, Clasificación/declasificación

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX