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    Markanvändnings- och bygglag.

    Legislation
    Finland, Europe, Northern Europe

    The objective of this Act is to ensure that the use of land and water areas and building activities on them create preconditions for a favourable living environment and promote ecologically, economically, socially and culturally sustainable development. The Act also aims to ensure that everyone has the right to participate in the preparation process, and that planning is high quality and interactive, that expertise is comprehensive and that there is open provision of information on matters being processed. Objectives in land use planning are set out in section 5.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Italy, Europe, Southern Europe

    Despite its title, this landmark statute provides the mechanisms for the implementation of a policy of integrated management of land and allied water resources, primarily in a non-urban context, and the institutional arrangements needed to administer and operate such mechanisms (sect. 1). It was enacted largely in response to the state of divided and compartmentalized responsibilities of the central, regional, and local governments in the management of the above-mentioned natural resources.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Hungary, Eastern Europe, Europe

    Ensuring the protection against flood, and thus planning, regulating, organizing, governing, controlling of flood preventive activities, through the construction, development, maintenance and operation of protective waterworks (mainly reservoirs and canals) of non-local competence, shall be the duty of the State. This Act applies to the tasks and activities related to the re-development, planning, preparation and realization of the Vásárhelyi Plan (improvement of the capacity of water flow in the principal bed, creation and restoration of floodplain zones, etc.) .

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Sweden, Europe, Northern Europe

    An Act to make provision for the ecologically, socially and economically sustainable use of natural resources, i.e. land, water and the physical environment (sect. 1).The Act is divided into 6 Chapters: Introductory provisions (1); Basic management provisions (2); Particular management provisions for specified areas in the country (3); Admission testing for industrial plants, etc. (4) Environment impact assessment statements (5); Duties of authorities, distribution of responsibilities, etc.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Finland, Europe, Northern Europe

    The amendments of the present Act concern land survey procedures in accordance with the recently enacted Real Property Formation Act (554/95) for various kinds of water areas to which provisions of the Fisheries Act apply. Borders of fish protection areas shall be established by a certified engineer at the request of Fisheries Area Offices (sect. 45). Section 55 provides for the designation by the Land Survey Office of the part in a water area of members in Fisheries Associations in accordance with section 101 of Act 554 of 1995.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    January, 1995
    Asia

    This Policy Paper identifies the role of agriculture and natural resources research (Chapter II); review the Bank's research experience (Chapter III); identifies the developmental issues and research challenges faced by the Bank (Chapter IV); indicates where research can contribute meaningfully (Chapter V); and concludes with recommendations on the priorities and approaches the Bank should adopt in supporting agriculture and natural resources research (Chapter VI).

  7. Library Resource

    Verwaltungsvorschrift des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landesentwicklung über die Anforderungen an die Planvorlagen für wasserwirtschaftliche Vorhaben (VwV Planvorlagen).

    Regulations
    Germany, Europe, Western Europe

    The present Regulation implements the Saxon Water Law of 21 July 1998. In particular, the Regulation lays down provisions relating to requirements of development plans in view of water management projects.

  8. Library Resource

    المعاهدة الافريقية للمحافظة على الطبيعة والموارد الطبيعية.

    International Conventions or Treaties
    Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Nigeria, Mauritius, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini, Ghana, Congo, Guinea, Ethiopia, Comoros, Eritrea, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Libya, Lesotho, Uganda, Somalia, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Tanzania, Botswana, Senegal, Chad, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Gambia, Mali, Burundi, Sao Tome and Principe, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Rwanda, Morocco, Niger, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Côte d'Ivoire, Sudan, Cameroon, Kenya, Middle Africa, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Northern Africa, Western Asia, Africa

    The Contracting States, in the belief that objectives set out in the Preamble would be better achieved by amending the 1968 Algiers Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources by expanding elements related to sustainable development, have agreed on measures to enhance environmental protection, to foster the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources; and to harmonize and coordinate policies in these fields with a view to achieving ecologically rational, economically sound and socially acceptable development policies and programs for the Convention area.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    December, 1992
    Global

    Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.

    Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests were adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 to 14 June 1992.

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