Law No. 1/2011 approving the Basic Legislation on Environment. Pays/Territoire Guinée-Bissau Type du document Législation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Boletim Oficial, I Série, 2nd Supplement, No. 9. Sujet Environnement gén., Eau Mot clé Législation de base Lutte contre la pollution Préservation de l'écosystème Infractions/sanctions Pollution des eaux douces Aire géographique Afrique, Pays les moins avances, Atlantique Nord, Sahel, Petits états insulaires en développement, Afrique de l'Ouest Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication. Résumé This Law, consisting of 7 Chapters, approves the Basic Legislation on Environment. It defines the basic concepts and specifies the norms, and the basic principles related to policies and activities of protection, preservation and conservation of the environment of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. It also promote the improvement of the quality of life through a correct management of the National environment and a rational use of natural resources, in order to optimize and to guarantee the sustainability and continuity of the use of such resources. In addition, it creates the Environmental Fund. The Law is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Definition of natural components of environment (Chap. II); Instruments of Policy and Environmental management (Chap. III); Organs of environmental management (Chap. IV); Rights and duties of people (Chap. V); Sanctions (Chap. VI); Final provisions (Chap. VII). Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.legis-palop.org Références - Législation Implementé par Decree No. 7/2017 approving the Regulation on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment. Législation | Guinée-Bissau | 2017 Mot clé: EIA, Recherche, Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Normes environnementales, Planification environnementale, Infractions/sanctions, Questions de procédures, Politique/planification, Normes, Protection de l’environnement Source: FAO, FAOLEX