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Act II of 1976 on the protection of the human environment.

Legislation
Hungary, Eastern Europe, Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land-use planning
compensation
The aim of the Act is to establish the principal rules in connection with the protection, preservation and planned development of the human environment for the purpose of the protection of people's health and the regular improvement of living conditions. Chapter II of the Act sets out detailed rules concerning the protection of the elements of environment, i.e. land, water, air, biosphere, landscape and human habitations. Chapter III deals with the responsibility in case of violation of the provisions concerning environmental protection.
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Act No. 22/2001 on oil and natural gas.

Legislation
Indonesia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
palm oil industries
land-use planning
concession (land)
The Act is divided in the following Chapters for a total of 66 Articles: (I) General Provisions; (II) Control and Management; (III) Upstream Business Activities; (IV) Downstream Business Activities; (V) State Earnings; (VI) Relationship between the oil and natural gas business activities and the right on land; (VII) Development and Supervision; (VIII) Executive body and regulating body; (IX) Investigation; (X) Criminal Provisions; (XI) Transitional Provisions; (XII) Concluding Provisions.
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Act on the Preparation for Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions.

Legislation
July, 2015
Republic of Korea
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land governance
surveyors
natural disasters
compensation
The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters necessary for the observation of, prevention of, provision against, and action against earthquakes, tsunami, and volcano, earthquake-proof measures, and research and technical development to reduce earthquake disasters and volcano disasters in order to protect the life and property of the people and major infrastructure from disasters due to earthquakes, tsunami, and volcano.
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Act respecting the Ministère des terres et forêts (R.S.Q., c. M-27).

Legislation
Canada, Americas, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
public ownership
concession (land)
use rights
land registration
deforestation
surveyors
cadastres
forest management plans
forest land
The Ministery of land and forests shall be responsible for the management of public land, as well as for the management of the timber and forests belonging to public lands.
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Afar National Regional State Rural Lands Administration and Use Proclamation No. 49/2009.

Legislation
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
forestry
farmland
pastoralists
land-use planning
land law
environment
compensation
land management
deforestation
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
gender equity in access to land
agriculture
grazing
land ownership
This Proclamation of the Afar National Regional State establishes a rural land administration system that is suitable for natural resource management and protection and that incentivizes investment within the traditional clan-based communal land tenure system. Laws that pertain to lands designated as forest lands, wildlife sanctuaries, biodiversity protected lands, environmental and natural resource conservation and preservation areas shall not be affected by this Proclamation. The Proclamation, among other things: provides for survey, registration, certification etc.
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Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (Act. No. 24 of 1958).

An Act to provide for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance, for the regulation of archaeological excavations and for the protection of sculptures, carvings and other like objects.

Legislation
India, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
compensation
leases
land management
This Act provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance and for the regulation of archaeological activities in India.The Central Government will have the power to declare ancient monuments or archaeological sites, etc. to be of national importance. The Director General may, with the sanction of the Central Government, purchase, take lease or assume the guardianship of any protected monument, for its protection or preservation.
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Arunachal Pradesh Ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Remains Preservation Act, 1987 (Act No. 4 of 1990).

Legislation
India, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
compensation
leases
land management
This Act provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance and for the regulation of archaeological activities in Arunachal Pradesh.The Government will have the power to declare ancient monuments or archaeological sites, etc. to be protected monuments or protected areas. The Government may purchase, take lease or assume the guardianship of any protected monument, for its protection or preservation.
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Benishangul Gumz Regional State Rural Land Administration and Use Proclamation No. 85/2010.

Legislation
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
forestry
farmland
pastoralists
land-use planning
farming systems
land law
environment
compensation
land management
deforestation
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
gender equity in access to land
agricultural land management
grazing
land ownership
This Proclamation of the Benishangul Gumz Regional State shall apply to any rural land found in the region. It mainly is concerned with land rights land use and administration of rural lands. Land is declared the common property of the state and people and it shall not be subjected to sale or other means of exchange. Any peasant who legally resides in the region shall have the right to hold land irrespective of gender or any other discrimination. Land administration shall be implemented through community participation. Rural land shall not be expropriated unless to use for public services.
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Code de l’environnement (Partie législative)

Legislation
November, 2000
France
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
land-use planning
natural resources management
land governance
coastal areas
environment
fisheries
compensation
land management
land access
land law
Basée sur l’ordonnance n° 2000-914 du 18 septembre 2000 modifiée par l'ordonnance n° 2012-6 du 5 janvier 2012, la partie législative du Code de l'environnement français comprend sept (7) livres, entre autres, les dispositions communes (Livre I); les milieux physiques (Livre II); les espaces naturels (Livre III); le patrimoine naturel (Livre IV); la prévention des pollutions, des risques et des nuisances (Livre V); les dispositions applicables en Nouvelle-Calédonie, en Polynésie Française, à Wallis et Futuna, dans les terres australes et antarctiques françaises et à Mayotte (Livre VI); et la
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Crown Forests Assets Act (No. 99 of 1989).

Legislation
New Zealand, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
public ownership
concession (land)
land law
land registration
customary law
land management
forest conservation
forest land
leases
land ownership
This Act, consisting of 5 Parts and three Schedules, provides for the following aspects of forestry assets: management of the Crown’s forest assets; the transfer of those assets while at the same time protecting the claims of Maori under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; in the case of successful claims by Maori under that Act, the transfer of Crown forest land to Maori ownership and for payment by the Crown to Maori of compensation; and other incidental matters.It is divided into the following Parts: Crown forest land (I); Crown forestry assets and Crown forestry licences (II); Return of Cr