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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[]

  • (the modified edition)

India[]

Japan[]

Kyrgyzstan[]

  • Law on Specially Protected Natural Territories, 2011[4]

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[]

  • - for comprehensive protection of the environment
  • (LMSVG) 2006
  • (UIG)

Belgium[]

Bulgaria[]

  • Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  • (State Gazette No 86/2003)
  • (State Gazette No 29/2000)
  • (State Gazette No 133/1998)
  • (SG 25/18.03.2003)
  • (State Gazette No. 67/27.1999)

Cyprus[]

Czech Republic[]

  • - Coll. on waste and on amendment to some other laws
  • - on the protection of farm animals at the time of slaughter, killing or other ways of putting to death
  • - amending Decree No 382/2004 Coll. on the protection of farm animals at the time of slaughter, killing or other ways of putting to death
  • - on laying down more detailed conditions of keeping and training of animals
  • - specifying animal species requiring special care
  • - on professional competence for the performance of supervision in the field of protection of animals against cruelty
  • - on the protection of animals during transport
  • - on the protection of animals at a public performance and in breeding

Denmark[]

Estonia[]

  • (amended until 2005)

Finland[]

France[]

Germany[]

  • (Gesetz über Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege - Bundesnaturschutzgesetz - BNatSchG)
  • (Gesetz zum Schutz vor schädlichen Umwelteinwirkungen durch Luftverunreinigungen, Geräusche, Erschütterungen und ähnliche Vorgänge - Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz - BImSchG)
  • (Trinkwasserverordnung - TrinkwV)
  • (Bundesbodenschutzgesetz - BBSchG)
  • (Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz - KrwG)
  • (Wasserhaushaltsgesetz - WHG)

Greece[]

Iceland[]

  • , 1997
  • , 2002
  • No. 65, 2007
  • No. 106, 25 May 2000
  • No. 38, 15 May 1990

Ireland[]

  • Wildlife Act 1976
  • Climate Action and Low Carbon Development 2015

Italy[]

  • - 357 Regolamento recante attuazione della direttiva 92/43/CEE relativa alla conservazione degli habitat
  • - 157 provisions for the protection of wildlife and restrictions on hunting
  • - 179 Disposizioni in materia ambientale

Latvia[]

  • (amended until 2005)
  • (1993)
  • (9 January 2002)
  • (5 February 1997)
  • - adopted on 12 March 2002; "Regulations regarding the Quality of Surface Waters and Groundwaters"
  • - adopted 24 April 2007; "General Procedures for the Issue of Licences for the Use of Subterranean Depths and Authorisations for the Extraction of Widespread Mineral Resources, and for the Use of Geological Information"
  • - "Regulations regarding Discharge of Polluting Substances into Water" (22 January 2002)
  • - "Procedures regarding the Cleaning and Deepening of Surface Water Bodies and Port Basins"; 13 June 2006
  • - adopted 18 July 2006 "Regulations regarding the Protection of the Environment during the Works of Exploration and Extraction of Hydrocarbons in the Sea"
  • - "Regulations Regarding a Permit for the Use of Water Resources"; 23 December 2003
  • - adopted 19 September 2006; "Procedures for the Extraction of Mineral Resources"
  • - "Regulations regarding Procedures for Ascertaining of Groundwater Resources and Criteria of Quality" 19 October 2004
  • (6 August 2002)
  • (9 November 2004)

Lithuania[]

Luxembourg[]

Malta[]

  • , 2003
  • , 2008
  • , 2008
  • , 2009
  • , 2005
  • , 2009
  • , 2008

Netherlands[]

  • - rules for the manufacture and sale of products containing cadmium

Norway[]

  • - relating to protection against pollution and relating to waste. Last amended by
  • Finnmark Act (2005)
  • (pollution regulations)
  • (product regulations)

Poland[]

Portugal[]

  • - 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.
  • - 236 Lei da qualidade da agua
  • - 306 Lei estabelece o regime da qualidade da água destinada ao consumo humano
  • - 2097 Lei de Bases do Fomento Piscícola nas Águas Interiores
  • - 11 Lei de Bases do Ambiente
  • - 58 Lei de Agua

Romania[]

Russia[]

Slovakia[]

  • - on the Preservation of Nature and Landscape
  • - Coll. on Chemical Substances and Chemical Preparations
  • - on the Collection of Waste
  • - on the specification of areas requiring special protection of the atmosphere and on the operation of smog warning and control systems

Slovenia[]

Spain[]

  • Ley 2006 - 27 por la que se regulan los derechos de acceso a la información, de participación pública y de acceso a la justicia en materia de medio ambiente (on public access to information, public participation and justice related to environmental matters)[17]
  • Ley 2010 - 3 por la que se aprueban medidas urgentes para paliar los daños producidos por los incendios forestales y otras catástrofes naturales ocurridos en varias Comunidades Autónomas (approves urgent actions to mitigate impacts due to forest fires and other natural disasters in different Autonomous Regions)
  • Ley 2013 - 21 de Evaluación Ambiental (on Environmental Impact Assessment)[18]

Sweden[]

  • (SFS 1981:533)
  • (1988:950)
  • (1988:1188)
  • (1998:899)
  • (2001:527)
  • (1998:896)
  • (2006:1010)
  • (SFS 1950:595)
  • (1988:220)
  • (1998:808)

Switzerland[]

  • (NHG)
  • (Jagdgesetz, JSG)
  • (Wasserrechtsgesetz, WRG)
  • (Gewässerschutzgesetz, GSchG)
  • (Waldgesetz, WaG)
  • (ChemO)
  • (ChemGebV)
  • (ChemV)
  • (EPA)
  • (Environmental Protection Act, EPA)
  • (GSchG)
  • (GTG)
  • (GSchG)
  • (GSchV)
  • (JSG)
  • (JSV)
  • (LRV)
  • (LSV)
  • (NHG)
  • (Parks Ordinance, ParkO)
  • (VGV)
  • (WBV)
  • (PSMV)
  • (VBBo)
  • (NISV)
  • (Ordonnance sur les ouvrages d’accumulation, OSOA)
  • (OChP)
  • (OPB)
  • (ORNI)
  • (OPN)
  • (OPair)
  • (OEaux)
  • (Ordonnance sur le CO2)
  • (OACE)
  • (OSol)
  • (OEB)
  • (OFo)
  • (OChim)
  • (PSMV)
  • (TVA)
  • (USG)
  • (Wasserzinsverordnung, WZV)
  • (Wasserrechtsverordnung, WRV)
  • (VAEW)
  • (VBBo)
  • (VGV)
  • (NHV)
  • (NISV)
  • (CO2-Verordnung)
  • (WaG)
  • (WaV)
  • (WBG)
  • (WBV)
  • (GSchV)

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[]

  • - Environmental Law of the Federal District
  • - Water Act of the State of Sonora
  • - Water Law of the Federal District
  • - National Water Law
  • - Law on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms
  • - Fisheries Act
  • - Federal Tourism Law
  • - Federal Law of the Sea
  • - Forestry Law
  • - General Law of National Assets
  • - General Wildlife Act
  • Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambient - General Law of Ecological Equilibrium and Protection Ambient

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 sobre bases generales del medio ambiente (Ley Nº 19300, 09 de Marzo de 1994)

Oceania[]

Australia[]

New South Wales[]

Northern Territory[]

Queensland[]

South Australia[]

Tasmania[]

Victoria[]

Western Australia[]

New Zealand[]

Main article: New Zealand environmental law

References[]

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  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Ministry of Environment; Government of Japan. "The Basic Environment Law - Outline". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Law on Specially Protected Natural Territories, 2011". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ^ Sindh Environmental Protection Act 2014
  6. ^ https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/EPMA1999
  7. ^ https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/HWCEITA1997
  8. ^ https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/PTA2005
  9. ^ https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/PTA2005-RG1
  10. ^ https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/WA1965
  11. ^ https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/ESIEA2006
  12. ^ https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Acts-Supp/23-2018/
  13. ^ https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Acts-Supp/29-2019
  14. ^ https://www.lawnet.gov.lk/1947/12/31/central-environmental-authority-3/
  15. ^ http://www.fao.org/3/ab576e/AB576E20.htm#:~:text=In%201929%2C%20an%20initial%20step,of%20timber%20and%20forest%20produce.
  16. ^ http://www.dwc.gov.lk/Aoldsite/documents/FFPO.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". https://novascotia.ca/nse/egspa/. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 18 October 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  21. ^ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; Australian Government (6 December 2012). "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act". Retrieved 10 December 2012.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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