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

Pays/Territoire
Bahamas
Type du document
Législation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official Gazette of The Bahamas of 9 July 2014.
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund and for matters connected thereto.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Forêts, Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Préservation de l'écosystème Changement de climat Biodiversité Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Mesures de protection des forêts Forêt de protection Gestion des resources en eau douce Insuffisance d'eau/sécheresse Aire protégée Fonds spécial Institution Enregistrement Responsabilité/indemnisation Gestion/conservation
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
laws.bahamas.gov.bs

Références - Législation

Amendé par

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

Législation | Bahamas | 2019

Mot clé: Biodiversité, Gestion/conservation, Institution, Aire protégée, Fonds spécial

Source: FAO, FAOLEX