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Cave Resources Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.)

Legislation
United States of America
Americas
Northern America

This Act established requirements for the management and protection of caves and their resources on Federal lands including indian lands, including allowing the land managing agencies to withhold the location of caves from the public, and requiring permits for any removal or collecting activities in caves on Federal lands. "Cave resource" includes any material or substance occurring naturally in caves on Federal lands, such as animal life, plant life, paleontological deposits, sediments, minerals, speleogens, and speleothems.

Law on the Country Planning, Urbanization and Construction.

Legislation
Cambodia
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

The present Law includes 4 Chapters: Objectives (I): Documents related to the Country Planning, Urbanization and Construction (II); Land Use master Plan (III); Work and construction (IV). It provides for the institution of a National Committee and for issuing provisions aiming at the improvement of both urban and rural areas, the prohibition of building in reserved or protected areas, (including rivers, dams, water reservoirs, parks and forests), the detailed planning of which areas would be involved in construction projects or allocated to agriculture, industry etc.

Law on lease (1991).

Legislation
Russia
Uzbekistan
Asia
Central Asia

Lease is temporary fee-based possession, use and management on contractual basis of land, other natural resources and property necessary to lessee for carrying out autonomously economic and other activity. The document consists of 4 sections that contain 32 articles. Section 1 (arts. 1-19) lays down general provisions. Section 2 (arts. 20-28) regards lease of enterprises. Section 3 (arts. 29-30) regards lease of property by citizens. Section 4 (arts. 31-32) regards dispute settlement and establishes liability of the subjects of lease relations.

Isabel Province Conservation Management Ordinance 1993.

Legislation
Solomon Islands
Oceania

The purpose of this Ordinance is to assist owners of land to protect and manage their land and land based resources for conservation, custom spiritual and amenity purposes. Any owner of land may apply to the Isabel Province Executive for a declaration that part or all of their land be set aside as a Conservation Area (sect. 4). The Executive may declare Conservation Areas under section 5. Section 6 concerns amendment or removal of the status as Conservation Area. A notification of a declaration as Conservation Area shall be published and distributed as prescribed in section 8.

Beach Control Act (Cap. 42:04).

Legislation
Dominica
Caribbean
Americas

The Act provides for the vesting of the foreshore and the floor of the sea in the State and regulates the use and control of those areas and related matters. The “floor of the sea” means the soil and subsoil of the sea off the coast of Dominica between the low-water mark and so far out to sea as is deemed by law to be within the territorial sea. Use of the foreshore and the floor of the sea requires a licence. Exempted from such obligation are agriculture, rights of fishermen in or over any beach or adjoining land before the Act came into operation and other rights specified in section 10.

Carib Reserve Act (Cap. 25:90).

Legislation
Dominica
Caribbean
Americas

This Act concerns the administration of an area of Dominica set apart under this Act as a reserve and known as the “Carib Reserve”. The Carib Reserve Council shall be constituted as a body corporate and shall be a local government body with the same powers as a Village Council. The Council may make By-laws for the administration of the area including such matters as drainage and sewerage, pollution control, the keeping of animals and the sale of food. The Authority may also establish public pounds and allot land for purposes of agricultural development.

Law about Nature Reserves, 1991.

Legislation
Armenia
Western Asia
Asia

This Law concerns the formation, organization, preservation and use of nature reserves. There are four types of reserves: (i) state conservancies, where most human interference is prohibited; (ii) national parks, where activities are somewhat less restricted and which are intended for recreational, historical, cultural and scientific purposes; (iii) state reserves, the characteristics of which are not specified; and (iv) natural monuments, which are natural objects of special scientific and historical cultural value.

Ley Nº 1.122 - Ley de protección, rehabilitación y posterior conservación de tierras erosionadas.

Legislation
Bolivia
Americas
South America

La habilitación y rehabilitación de las tierras erosionadas y su posterior conservación, así como la protección de las tierras colindantes del peligro de la erosión, es una obligación imperativa de los habitantes del Departamento de Tarija. En particular los propietarios de tierras erosionadas o en peligro de erosión están obligados a ejecutar las obras necesarias para su rehabilitación y protección con sujeción a lo dispuesto por el Gobierno en el marco del Programa Ejecutivo de Rehabilitación de Tierras en el Departamento de Tarija.

Presidential Decree No. 1152 - Philippine Environment Code.

Legislation
Philippines
South-Eastern Asia
Asia

This Act makes provision for the protection of the environment of a broad sense. Its provisions are divided into Titles, the major part of them dealing with specific aspects of environment protection.Title I makes provision with respect to air and noise pollution.Purpose Title II to prescribe management guidelines aimed to protect and improve the quality of Philippine water resources.

Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.

Legislation
Eastern Europe
Europe
Northern Europe

This Directive aims to reduce water pollution from nitrates used for agricultural purposes and to prevent any further pollution. It is closely linked to other EU policies which address air and water quality, climate change and agriculture.

Beach Control Act (Cap. 45).

Legislation
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean
Americas

The Act provides for the vesting of the foreshore and the floor of the sea in the Crown and regulates the use and control of those areas and related matters. The “floor of the sea” means the soil and subsoil of the sea off the coast of Antigua and Barbuda between the low water mark and so far out to sea as is deemed by law to be within the territorial sea (sect. 2). Use of the foreshore and the floor of the sea requires a licence.