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 completAn 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