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Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. No. 83 of 2017).

Regulations
May, 2017
United Kingdom

These Regulations implement Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private project They are concerned with general rules and administrative matters regarding the assessment of the effects of certain public and private developments.

Mountain Catchment Areas Act.

Legislation
September, 1970
Namibia

This Act makes provision for the conservation, use, management and control of land situated in mountain catchment areas. "Mountain catchment area" means any area declared by the Minister under section 2 to be a mountain catchment area.

Rural Land Use Policy for Fiji.

National Policies
December, 2005
Fiji

The Rural Land Use Policy for Fiji is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach. The general principle of this Policy is to determine responsibilities of the State, landowners and land users in the fields of sustainable rural development, land management, protection of natural resources, having regard to biophysical, cultural, social and commercial factors.Technical, institutional and legal framework will be strengthened and assessment will be carried out on agricultural land, pastures and forests to ensure efficient land use.

Decision No. 245/QD-TTg approving the master plan on socio-economic development of the Mekong Delta key economic region through 2020, with orientations toward 2030.

Regulations
February, 2014
Vietnam

This Decision approves the master plan on socio-economic development of the Mekong Delta key economic region through 2020, with orientations toward 2030 with the following principal functions: The Mekong Delta key economic region (embracing Can Tho city and Ca Mau, An Giang and Kien Giang provinces) is a key region for producing food, aquatic products and flowers and fruits, significantly contributing to ensuring national food security and the exploit of agricultural and aquatic products of the whole country. It is a major energy center of the country in the southwestern waters.

Sale of Agricultural Liming Materials (Consolidated Laws of New York: Agriculture and Markets Law; Article 9−A; §§ 142−aa − 142−hh)

Legislation
December, 1908
United States of America

This Article of the Agriculture and Markets Law of New York provides for sale of agricultural liming materials. "Agricultural liming material" is defined as all materials and all calcium and magnesium products in the oxide, hydrate, carbonate or silicate form or combinations thereof and intended for use in the correction of soil acidity, including such forms of material designated as burned lime, hydrated lime, carbonate of lime, agricultural limestone, slag and marl.

Decreto Nº 1076 - Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible.

Regulations
May, 2015
Colombia

El presente Decreto, considerando que la racionalización y simplificación del ordenamiento jurídico es una de las principales herramientas para asegurar la eficiencia económica y social del sistema legal y para afianzar la seguridad jurídica, y que constituye una política pública gubernamental la simplificación y compilación orgánica del sistema nacional regulatorio, expide el Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, cuyo objeto es compilar la normatividad expedida por el gobierno nacional en ejercicio de las facultades reglamentarias para la cumplida ejecuci

Jamaica National Environmental Action Plan 1999-2002. .

National Policies
December, 1998
Jamaica

The Jamaica National Environmental Action Plan (JANEAP) is a national Plan with a multi-sectoral approach. The duration of the Plan is 3 years between 1999 and 2002. The main objective of the Plan is to ensure good environmental planning and management to contribute to the sustainable development.Regarding the biological resources, forestry, watershed management, protected areas and oceans the Plan provides for different actions to be taken. A Fisheries Management Plan and an Ocean and Coastal Zone Policy will be prepared and implemented.

Law on nature protection (2016).

Legislation
July, 2016
Montenegro

This Law provides the general conditions and manner of protection and conservation of nature, which as a group of environmental and natural resources and assets enjoys full protection within the territory of Montenegro.The text of the Law is divided into XVI Chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Subjects of nature protection (II); Nature protection documents (III); Nature protection and preservation (IV); Protected natural resources (V); Management of protected areas and of environment network areas (VI); Speleological, geological and paleontological sites (VII); Protection of wild s

Land Use Planning and Building Law.

Legislation
December, 2011
Switzerland

The purpose of the present Law is to achieve the objectives and principles of federal and cantonal legislation in the field of land use planning and construction. The text consists of 127 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Land use planning (2); Development (3); Land consolidation and boundary adjustment (4); Measures to promote the availability of land (5); Building regulations (6); Procedural provisions, administrative enforcement and penalties (7); Transitional and final provisions (8).

Act on the Conservation and Management of Uninhabited Islands.

Legislation
August, 2007
Republic of Korea

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the promotion of public welfare with the systematic management of uninhabited islands and surrounding waters by prescribing matters necessary for the conservation and management of uninhabited islands and surrounding waters. In particular, the State and local governments shall formulate and execute policies necessary for the proper conservation and management of uninhabited islands, such as protecting uninhabited islands and surrounding waters from being damaged, or indiscreetly utilized or developed. The text consists of 37 articles.