Protected Areas Act 2011 (No. 14 of 2011). Pays/Territoire Guyana Type du document Législation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Laws of Guyana. Titre completAn Act to provide for the protection and conservation of Guyana's natural heritage and natural capital e creation, management and financing of a national system of protected areas; the maintenance ecosystem services of national and global importance including climate regulation; the establishment of a protected areas commission; the establishment and management of a protected areas trust fund; the fulfillment of Guyana's international environmental responsibilities; public participation in protected areas and conservation; and related purposes. Sujet Environnement gén., Terre et sols, Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Préservation de l'écosystème Changement de climat Planification environnementale Politique/planification Planification territoriale Peuples autochtones Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Développement durable Législation de base Gestion/conservation Aire protégée Parcs nationaux Institution Zones marines protégées Chasse/capture Gestion communautaire Protection de l’environnement Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement, Amérique du Sud Résumé This Act provides for the establishment of the Protected Areas Commission, the Protected Areas Trust and a Trust Fund and empowers the Minister to declare national protected areas. It applies to the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, fishery zone and continental shelf as defined in the Maritime Zones Act 2010. The Act also provides with respect to the National Protected Areas System and allows village councils to apply to the Commission for village lands or any part thereof to be recognised as an Amerindian protected area. The Act also provides with respect to management of protected areas. The main objective of the Act is the conservation of biological diversity, natural landscapes, seascapes and wetlands and ecosystem preservation. The Act sets out principles of ecologically sustainable development. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.legalaffairs.gov.gy Références - Législation Amende National Parks Commission Act (Cap. 20:06). Législation | Guyana | 1977 (1994) Mot clé: Aire protégée, Parcs nationaux, Institution, Gestion/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implementé par Declaration of Kanashen Village as an Amerindian Protected Area. Législation | Guyana | 2017 Mot clé: Savoir traditionnel/savoir autochtones, Gestion communautaire, Peuples autochtones, Aire protégée Source: FAO, FAOLEX