6-1 Law 10208. Provincial Environmental Policy

Summary

This Law establishes the provincial environmental policy, in addition to the minimum budgets established in article 41 of the National Constitution and National Law No. 25,675. The objectives pursued are the following: a) ensure compliance with the guiding principles for the preservation, conservation, defence and improvement of the environment; b) promote the improvement of the quality of life of present and future generations; c) promote citizen participation individually and through non-governmental, academic and scientific organizations, actors and various sectors that affect the environment, for the coexistence of human activities with the environment, providing environmental information, strengthening the access routes to information and demanding its obligatory nature in the administrative processes of environmental management; d) promote the implementation of the environmental planning process of the territory in the Province; e) promote changes in social values and behaviours that make sustainable development possible, fostering environmental education, both in the formal system and in the non-formal and informal education system; f) organize and integrate provincial environmental information, guaranteeing its free access and the obligation to inform both the public and private sectors; g) promote, within the scope of the Public Prosecutor's Office, the assignment of specialized competence for the preparatory criminal investigation of environmental crimes.

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Issuer

Argentina

Year

2014

Region

South America

Policy Type

Disclosure

Geographical scope

Sub-national

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Main industries targeted

Public administration
Education
Finance & Insurance
Manufacturing

Restrictiveness

Moderate

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 15: Life on Land
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions