List of environmental laws by country

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This article lists the most important national environmental laws by continent and country.

Africa

Egypt

Concerning the Protection of Nile River and Water Channels

  • Law 124/83

Concerning Fishing, Aquatic Life Organization of Fisheries

  • Law 93/1962

Concerning Discharge of Liquid Wastes

  • Law 27/1978

Concerning Organizing General Water Resources for Drinking and Human Use

Kenya

  • Biosafety Act 2009
  • Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003
  • Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006
  • Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Controlled Substances) Regulations 2007
  • Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution) (Control) Regulations 2009
  • Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Waste Management) Regulations 2006
  • Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Water Quality) Regulations 2006
  • Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Wetlands, Riverbanks, Lake Shores and Sea Shore Management) Regulations 2009
  • Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act 1999 / no 8
  • Environmental (Prevention Of Pollution In Coastal Zone And Other Segments Of The Environment) Regulation, 2003
  • Fisheries Act (Chapter 378)
  • Forests Act (Chapter 385)
  • The Forests Act, 2005
  • Kenya Tourist Development Authority (Chapter 382)
  • Kenya's Environment Management and Coordination Act 1999
  • Noise Regulations
  • Timber Act (Chapter 386)
  • Tourist Industry Licensing Act (Chapter 381)
  • Water Act 2002
  • Water Act 2002 / no 8
  • Wildlife (Conservation and Management) Act (Chapter 376)

South Africa

Main article: South African environmental law

Asia

China

India

Japan

Kyrgyzstan

Pakistan

  • Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997
  • Sindh Environmental Protection Act 2014[5]

Philippines

  • Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System
  • Fisheries Act of 1932
  • Philippine Environment Code
  • Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines
  • Water Code of the Philippines
  • Pollution Control Law (Presidential Decree 1181; 1977)
  • Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System (Presidential Decree 1586; 1978)
  • Food Security Act of 1985
  • Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990
  • Philippine Mining Act of 1995
  • Animal Welfare Act of 1998
  • Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998
  • Clean Air Act of 1999
  • Philippine Ecological Waste and Solid Management Act of 2000
  • Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001
  • Chain Saw Act of 2002
  • Philippine Plant Variety Protection Act of 2002
  • Clean Water Act of 2004
  • Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008
  • Climate Change Act of 2009

Singapore

  • Environmental Protection and Management Act (Cap 94A)[6]
  • Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act (Cap. 122A)[7]
  • Parks and Trees Act (Cap. 216)[8] and its associated regulations, the Parks and Trees Regulations (Cap. 216 Section 63)[9] aimed at regulating conduct within parks and nature reserves.
  • Wildlife Act (Cap. 351)[10] aimed at protecting named species of plant, animal and fungi in Singapore
  • Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act (Cap. 92A) [11] aimed at preventing the trade of wildlife protected under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
  • Carbon Pricing Act (No. 23 of 2018)[12] aimed at regulating and limiting the carbon footprint of corporate bodies in Singapore.
  • Resource Sustainability Act (No. 29 of 2019)[13] aimed at conserving existing resources and materials.

Sri Lanka(Contribution by Dhanvin Nandakumaran of Gateway College Colombo, Sri Lanka)

  • National Environmental Act 1980[14]
  • First Forest Policy 1929[15]
  • Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance 1937[16]

Europe

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

  • Decreto Presidente 1997 - 357 Regolamento recante attuazione della direttiva 92/43/CEE relativa alla conservazione degli habitat
  • Law 1993 - 157 provisions for the protection of wildlife and restrictions on hunting
  • Legge 2002 - 179 Disposizioni in materia ambientale
  • Decreto Lgislativo Governo 3 aprile 2006, n. 152, Norme in materia ambientale.

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

  • Decreto-Lei 151B - de 31 de outubro de 2013 - aprova o regime jurídico da Avaliação de Impacte Ambiental (AIA)dos projetos públicos e privados suscetíveis de produzirem efeitos significativos no ambient.
  • Decreto-Lei 1998 - 236 Lei da qualidade da agua
  • Decreto-Lei 2007 - 306 Lei estabelece o regime da qualidade da água destinada ao consumo humano
  • Lei 1959 - 2097 Lei de Bases do Fomento Piscícola nas Águas Interiores
  • Lei 1987 - 11 Lei de Bases do Ambiente
  • Lei 2005 - 58 Lei de Agua

Romania

Russia

Slovakia

  • Act 287 / 1994 - on the Preservation of Nature and Landscape
  • Act No. 163/2001 - Coll. on Chemical Substances and Chemical Preparations
  • Act No. 238/1991 - on the Collection of Waste
  • Regulation 1993 - on the specification of areas requiring special protection of the atmosphere and on the operation of smog warning and control systems

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

Main article: UK environmental law

Northern Ireland

Scotland

North America

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Main article: New Brunswick environmental and heritage Acts

Newfoundland

Northwest Territories

Northern Territories

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Mexico

United States

Main article: List of United States federal environmental statutes

South America

Bolivia

Brazil

  • Lei Nº 6.938/81 - Lei da Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente, de 31 de agosto de 1981, que trata da Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente, seus fins e mecanismos de formulação e aplicação.
  • Lei Nº 7.347/85 - Lei da Ação Civil Pública, de 24 de julho de 1985, que trata da ação civil pública de responsabilidade por danos causados ao meio ambiente, ao consumidor, a bens e direitos de valor artístico, estético, histórico e turístico.
  • Lei Nº 9.605/98 - Lei de Crimes Ambientais, de 12 de fevereiro de 1998, que trata das sanções penais e administrativas derivadas de condutas e atividades lesivas ao meio ambiente.

LEI N° 5.197, DE 3 DE JANEIRO DE 1967

Chile

  • Ley Nº 19.300 - Ley sobre bases generales del medio ambiente (9 de Marzo de 1994).
  • Ley N°20.417 - Ley orgánica del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental y la Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (12 de enero del 2010).
  • Ley N° 20.600 - Ley sobre tribunales ambientales (18 de junio de 2012).
  • Ley N° 21.600 - Ley orgánica del Servicio de Biodiversidad y Áreas Protegidas y del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (21 de agosto del 2023).
  • Ley N° 21.455 - Ley marco de Cambio Climático (30 de mayo del 2022).

Oceania

Australia

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

New Zealand

Main article: New Zealand environmental law

References

  1. ^ Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, Egypt. "Law 4 for Protection of the Environment". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Environment and Forests". Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. ^ Ministry of Environment; Government of Japan. "The Basic Environment Law - Outline". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
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  5. ^ Sindh Environmental Protection Act 2014
  6. ^ "Environmental Protection and Management Act - Singapore Statutes Online". Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act - Singapore Statutes Online". Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Parks and Trees Act - Singapore Statutes Online". Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Parks and Trees Regulations - Singapore Statutes Online". Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Wildlife Act - Singapore Statutes Online". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act - Singapore Statutes Online". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Carbon Pricing Act 2018 - Singapore Statutes Online". Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Resource Sustainability Act 2019 - Singapore Statutes Online". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  14. ^ "CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY – LawNet". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  15. ^ "⌊⌊⌊⌊1⌋⌋⌋⌋".
  16. ^ http://www.dwc.gov.lk/Aoldsite/documents/FFPO.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ Boletin Oficial del Estado (full text, in Spanish)
  18. ^ Boletin Oficial del Estado (full text, in Spanish)
  19. ^ Environment Canada (4 December 2012). "CEPA Environmental Registry". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  20. ^ "Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act". novascotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. April 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  21. ^ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; Australian Government (6 December 2012). "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act". Retrieved 10 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Ministry for the Environment; New Zealand (6 December 2012). "Laws and Treaties". Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

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