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Ley que reorganiza el Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (Ley No. 7)

11/02/2005 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Environmental education Panama
Esta ley crea el Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (SINAPROC) como un organismo humanitario, encargada de ejecutar medidas, disposiciones y órdenes tendientes a evitar, anular o disminuir los efectos que la acción de la naturaleza o la antropogénica pueda provocar sobre la vida y bienes del congl

Physical Planning and Development Act (No. 29 of 2001)

01/07/2003 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Saint Lucia

The Act makes provisions for the development of land, the assessment of the environmental impacts of development, the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers to regulate the use of land, and for related matters in Saint Lucia.

Ley de la Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas

21/05/2003 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Mining Indigenous peoples Mexico

La ley establece la Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas en México que tiene como objeto orientar, coordinar, promover, apoyar, fomentar, dar seguimiento y evaluar los programas, proyectos, estrategias y acciones públicas para el desarrollo integral y sustentable de los...

Physical Planning Act (No. 6 of 2003)

24/03/2003 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Cities Environmental assessment Antigua and Barbuda

This act regulates the development  of land for planning and connected purposes and  the construction of buildings in Antigua and Barbuda.  It incorporates information and public participation provisions.

Ley General del Ambiente (No. 25.675)

28/11/2002 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Environmental education Argentina

La ley establece los presupuestos mínimos para el logro de una gestión sustentable y adecuada del ambiente, la preservación y protección de la diversidad biológica y la implementación del desarrollo sostenible en Argentina.

Disaster Management Act (No. 13 of 2002)

03/10/2002 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Environmental education Environmental assessment Antigua and Barbuda

The acts provides for the effective organisation of the preparedness, management, mitigation of, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters natural and man-made in Antigua and Barbuda.

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.

Ley sobre Gestión de Riesgos (No. 147-02)

25/07/2002 Rights: Information Participation Topics: Environmental education Dominican Republic
Esta ley establece el Sistema Nacional de Prevención, Mitigación y Respuesta ante Desastres, el Plan Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos, el Plan Nacional de Emergencia y el Sistema Integrado Nacional de Información en la República Dominicana. Se fundamenta en el principio de participación ciudadana.

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.

Constitution of Barbados

17/02/2002 Rights: Information Participation Justice Barbados

The Constitution of Barbados ensures access to information and participation within the framework of the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association. It also provides constitutional guarantees in case the aforementioned rights are infringed.