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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

An Act relating to the protection of the environment and the conservation of biodiversity, and for related purposes.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
fisheries
protected areas
land law
The objects of this Act are: (a) to provide for the protection of the environment, especially those aspects of the environment that are matters of national environmental significance; (b) to promote ecologically sustainable development through the conservation and ecologically sustainable use of natural resources; (c) to promote the conservation of biodiversity; (d) to promote a cooperative approach to the protection and management of the environment involving governments, the community, land-holders and indigenous peoples; (e) to assist in the cooperative implementation of Australia's inte
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Lands Acquisition (Northern Territory Pastoral Leases) Act 1981.

An Act relating to the acquisition by the Commonwealth of certain land in the Northern Territory.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
The object of this Act is to ensure, as soon as it is practicable to do so, that, notwithstanding the uncertainty that has arisen in relation to the effectiveness of the acquisition of the relevant land by the Commonwealth under the Lands Acquisition Act in 1978, that land is vested in the Commonwealth, and the Commonwealth has a right to immediate possession of that land, for the purpose of including that land in a park or parks established or to be established pursuant to the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 and of using or enabling the use of part of that land for the de
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Ley Nº 311 - Ley Orgánica del Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER).

Legislation
Nicaragua, Central America, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
land registration
surveyors
natural disasters
cadastres
land management
La Ley, que consta de 4 capítulos y 23 artículos, tiene por objeto organizar y redefinir las funciones, atribuciones y ámbito de competencia del Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INTER), que es el órganos encargado de la investigación, inventario y evaluación de los recursos físicos del país, de ejecutar los estudios de ordenamiento territorial, de realizar los estudios para la prevención y mitigación de los efectos provocados por fenómenos naturales peligrosos, de realizar estudios meteorológicos y geofísicos, de regular y efectuar los trabajos cartográficos y geodésicos, y
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Décret nº 99-339 modifiant l'annexe du décret nº 94-1139 du 26 décembre 1994 définissant les territoires ruraux de développement prioritaires.

Regulations
French Guiana, Americas, South America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
farmland
public ownership
Ce décret modifie l'annexe du décret nº 94-1139 du 26 décembre 1994 définissant les territoires ruraux de développement prioritaires, en ajoutant la liste de ces territoires pour le département de la Guyane.
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Loi nº 86-017 portant Code de l'urbanisme et de l'habitat.

Legislation
Comoros, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land-use planning
urban areas
Cette loi porte code de l'urbanisme et de l'habitat. Elle est formée de 142 articles répartis en 4 titres, à savoir: Autorités chargées de l'urbanisme et de l'habitat (I); Plans directeurs d'urbanisme et de détail (II); Lotissements (III) et Autorisation de construire (IV).
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Decree No. 56 of 1997 relative to the establishment of a nature planning function.

Regulations
Netherlands, Europe, Western Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
environment
The State Institute for Public Health and the Environment shall at least once every four years report to the Minister in the form of a scientific study on the state of the nature, forests and landscape indicating also probable and otherwise foreseeable future developments regarding the environment. The Minister shall indicate all bodies that shall be involved in the preparation of the plan. The report shall be sent to the parliament.
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (Control of Settlement, Residence, and Prevention of Soil Erosion, Flora and Fauna) By-laws, 1992.

Regulations
Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
protected areas
grazing
The Authority may declare any area to be a prohibited area. No person shall set up residence in any part of a Conservation Area without the permission of the Board or the Conservator or settle, cultivate graze in restricted areas, clear land, vegetation, cut trees, set traps or nets, etc. The Conservator is granted powers of inspection such as entry upon land.

Implements: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Ordinance (No. 14 of 1959). (1959-01-01)
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Aprueba el Programa Forestal y de Suelo 1995-2000.

Regulations
Mexico, Americas, Central America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forestry
land management
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
Los objetivos generales y específicos del Programa Forestal y de Suelo 1995-2000, en lo relativo al sector forestal, son: 1) asegurar la conservación de los recursos forestales, como parte fundamental del equilibrio de los ecosistemas; 2) aumentar la participación del sector en el desarrollo económico del país, mediante el impulso de un aprovechamiento sustentable de los recursos forestales, promoviendo la inversión, la generación de empleo y el ahorro interno; 3) propiciar la valorización de los servicios ambientales forestales, para que la sociedad reconozca, asuma y contribuya al costo d
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Decreto Nº 879 - Reglamenta las disposiciones referentes al ordenamiento del territorio municipal y distrital y a los planes de ordenamiento territorial.

Regulations
Colombia, Americas, South America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
environment
farmland
use rights
land management
El presente Decreto establece la obligatoriedad de los planes de ordenamiento territorial, disponiendo que corresponde a todas las administraciones municipales y distritales formular y adoptar su plan de ordenamiento territorial.
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Loi fédérale sur l'aménagement du territoire (Loi sur l'aménagement du territoire, LAT).

Legislation
Switzerland, Europe, Western Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
protected areas
farmland
environment
land law
Le but de cette lois est: De protéger les bases naturelles de la vie, telles que le sol, l'air, l'eau, la forêt et le paysage; b. De créer et de maintenir un milieu bâti harmonieusement aménagé et favorable à l'habitat et à l'exercice des activités économiques; c. De favoriser la vie sociale, économique et culturelle des diverses régions du pays et de promouvoir une décentralisation judicieuse de l'urbanisation et de l'économie; d. De garantir des sources d'approvisionnement suffisantes dans le pays; e. D'assurer la défense générale du pays.