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Physical Planning and Development Control Act (No. 25 of 2002)

13/09/2002 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Cities Environmental assessment Grenada

The Act provides for the control of physical development, requires the preparation of physical plans for Grenada and protects the natural and cultural heritage.

Physical Planning Act (No. 5 of 2002)

09/05/2002 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Environmental assessment Mining Dominica

This Act makes provisions for the orderly and progressive development of land in urban and rural areas and to preserve and improve the amenities thereof and for the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers of control over the use of land in Dominica.

Ley General sobre Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Ley No. 64)

18/08/2000 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Environmental assessment Energy Cities Environmental education Mining Dominican Republic

La ley establece las normas para la conservación, protección, mejoramiento y restauración del medio ambiente y los recursos naturales, asegurando su uso sostenible.

Ley General del Ambiente (Ley No. 41)

01/07/1998 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Environmental assessment Climate Change Environmental education Indigenous peoples Panama

La ley establece los principios y normas básicas para la protección, (conservación y recuperación del ambiente, promoviendo el uso sostenible de los recursos naturales.

Ley del Medio Ambiente (Decreto No. 233)

04/05/1998 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Climate Change Environmental assessment El Salvador

La ley tiene por objeto desarrollar las disposiciones sobre protección, conservación y recuperación del medio ambiente; el uso sostenible de los recursos naturales; así como también, normar la gestión ambiental, pública y privada y la protección ambiental como obligación básica del Estado, los...

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

26/12/1996 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Biodiversity Environmental education Gender

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification entered into force in 1996 and has been ratified by the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is the only binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable soil management.

Ley General del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (Ley No. 217)

27/03/1996 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Environmental assessment Climate Change Environmental education Indigenous peoples Nicaragua

La ley establece las normas para la conservación, protección, mejoramiento y restauración del medio ambiente y los recursos naturales que lo integran, asegurando su uso racional y sostenible, de acuerdo a lo señalado en la Constitución Política.

Convention on Biological Diversity

29/12/1993 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Biodiversity Environmental education Environmental assessment Gender Indigenous peoples

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted at the Earth Summit in 1992 and has been ratified by all  33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Ley General del Ambiente (Decreto No. 104-1993)

08/06/1993 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Environmental education Honduras

La ley establece los presupuestos apropiados para la gestión ambiental que permita la formación de una conciencia nacional y la participación de todos los ciudadanos en Honduras.

Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer

22/09/1988 Rights: Information Topics: Biodiversity Pollutant Release Register

The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer entered into force in September 1988 and has ratified by the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.