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Agriculture (crop and livestock) and climate change (10)
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Governance framework for urban planning and climate planning (23)
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- Local governments' mandate for urban planning in urban areas (8)
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  Build and improve local governments' capacities to implement their mandates (2)
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Urban and territorial planning (22)
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- Spatial plans for urban areas (17)
  Land use zoning (7)
  Planning for future land needs in safe locations (9)
  Growth management strategies (2)
  Long-term planning horizon (4)
  Climate-induced urban plan review (1)
  Implementation of national territorial plan using urban plans (6)
Urban planning and design for mitigation (18)
- Urban plans and greenhouse gas emissions (5)
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- Urban form and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation and infrastructure (5)
  Promoting connectivity through plot design rules for a walkable streetscape (2)
  Promoting accessibility through mixed land use (2)
  Promoting optimal urban density (2)
- Green spaces for environmental and climate services (6)
  Minimum quantitative standards for green public spaces (1)
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- Neighborhood design and energy saving in buildings (4)
  Streets orientation and energy saving in buildings (1)
  Thermal properties of urban surfaces and energy saving in buildings (1)
- Development approval and mitigation (3)
  Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and development approval process (1)
  Developers' contribution for mitigation infrastructure (3)
  Compliance monitoring and mitigation (1)
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Economic and non-economic instruments (5)
- Resources for urban planning and climate change (4)
  Intergovernmental fiscal transfers for climate change and urban planning (1)
  Responsibility to collect locally generated revenues (4)
  Public credit guarantee for local governments (1)
- Incentives for mitigation and adaption in urban planning (2)
  Economic incentives for mitigation in urban planning (1)
  Non-economic incentives for mitigation in urban planning (2)

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Legislation | 1996 |

Bulgaria

Bulgaria Law For Preservation of Agricultural Lands

Bulgaria Bulgaria Law For Preservation of Agricultural Lands Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 23 December 2003.] Prom. SG. 35/24 Apr 1996, amend. SG. 14/18 Feb 2000, amend. SG. 26/29 Mar 2000, amend. SG. 28/23 Mar 2001, amend. SG. 112/23 Dec 2003 Chapter one.GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. This law settles the preservation from damaging, the restoration and...

Legislation | 1996 |

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Ley Forestal N. 1700

Bolivia Ley Forestal N. 1700 Act 1700 of 1996 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 12 July 1996.] Part TITULO I – OBJETIVOS Y DEFINICIONES Article ARTICULO 1º. (Objeto de la ley) La presente ley tiene por objeto normar la utilización sostenible y la protección de los bosques y tierras forestales en beneficio de las generaciones actuales y futuras, armonizando el...

Legislation | 1995 |

Zambia

Lands Act

Zambia Lands Act Chapter 184 Published Commenced on 13 September 1995 [This is the version of this document from 1 January 2016.] [This legislation has been revised and consolidated by the Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Zambia. This version is up-to-date as at 31st December 1996. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for ZAMBIALII...

Legislation | 1994 |

Australia

Australia (Commonwealth) Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994

Australia Australia (Commonwealth) Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 No. 110, 1994 Compilation No. 20 Compilation date: 24 February 2019 Includes amendments up to: Act No. 77, 2018 Registered: 1 March 2019 An Act to provide for the granting of proprietary rights to breeders of certain...

Legislation

| 1992 |

Canada

Energy Efficiency Act (S.C. 1992, c. 36).

The present Act prohibits the sale and lease of appliances not complying with the prescribed efficiency standards and not meeting the prescribed labelling requirements. Along with these general prohibitions, the Act regulates also inspection activities and contains provisions on enforcement and penalties. Under the Act, the Lieutenant Governor is empowered to pass regulations necessary for the...

Legislation | 1983 |

Malawi

Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act

Malawi Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act Act 2 of 1983 Commenced on 30 March 1983 [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2014.] An Act to make provision with respect to searching for and producing petroleum, and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act. 2. Vesting...

Legislation | 1982 |

Malaysia

Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982

Malaysia Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Part I – PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, application and commencement (1)...

Legislation | 1979 |

Switzerland

Spatial Planning Act 1979

Switzerland Spatial Planning Act 1979 Commenced on 1 January 1980 by Spatial Planning Act 1979 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Title 1Introduction Article 1 – Aims 1 The Confederation, cantons and communes shall ensure that the land is used eco-nomically and that building areas are separate from the areas where building is not permitted. They shall coordinate their...

Legislation | 1978 |

Nigeria

Land Use Act 1978

Nigeria Land Use Act 1978 Commenced on 27 March 1978 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] An Act to Vest all Land compromised in the territory of each State (except land vested in the Federal government or its agencies) solely in the Governor of the State , who would hold such Land in trust for the people and would henceforth be responsible for allocation of land in all urban...

Legislation | 1972 |

Kenya

Seeds and Plant Varieties Act

Kenya Seeds and Plant Varieties Act Act 1 of 1972 Published in Kenya Gazette Assented to on 16 May 1972 Commenced on 1 January 1975 [This is the version of this document from 31 December 2022.] [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.] [Amended by Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment to the Fourth Schedule) Rules, 1998 (Legal Notice 152 of...

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