Environmental Management and Conservation (Amendment) Act (No. 28 of 2010). Pays/Territoire Vanuatu Type du document Législation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to amend the Environmental Management and Conservation Act [CAP 283]. Sujet Environnement gén., Terre et sols, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé EIA Institution Collecte de données/déclarations Changement de climat Gestion des zones côtières Fonds spécial Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Gestion/conservation Aire protégée Préservation de l'écosystème Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé This Act amends various provisions of the Environmental Management and Conservation and changes its name to Environmental Protection and Conservation Act. The Act, among other things: inserts in the principal Act definitions of "biodiversity significance", “climate change”, “conservation area”, “EIA review committee”, “preliminary environmental assessment” and “significant environmental impact"; inserts a new section (5A) on the application of the precautionary principle, a section (12A) on foreshore development consents, a subsection on information gathered by bioprospecting 33(2)(fa), a section (34A) on bioprospecting information bonds and sections (42A to 42D) on measures of enforcement; substitutes section 14 on preliminary environmental assessment of applications and section 22 on review of EIA Report and decision on application; provides anew with respect to community management of conservation areas and consent of (customary) landowners; provides with respect to (international obligations in respect of) climate change; provides with respect to offences and penalties; and establishes the Environmental Trust Fund. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.paclii.org Références - Législation Amende Environmental Management and Conservation Act - Act 12 of 2002 (Cap. 283) Législation | Vanuatu | 2002 Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Institution, EIA, Planification environnementale, Enregistrement, Infractions/sanctions, Protection de l’environnement, Politique/planification, Pollution des eaux douces, Lutte contre la pollution, Biodiversité, Aire protégée, Gestion/conservation, Préservation de l'écosystème, Contrat/accord Source: FAO, FAOLEX