Legislation
Legislation that governs protected areas includes:
- The National Parks Act, 2002
- The Forest Resources Conservation Act, 1992
- The Wildlife Protection Act, 1987
- Botanical Gardens Act, 1987 (and Botanical Gardens rules - 1991, 2005)
- Marine Parks Act, 1991 (two amendments)
- Fisheries Act, 1986 (two amendments - 1986 and 1989)
- Beach Protection Act 1981
- Sand Mining Act
- The Central Water and Sewerage Authority Act, 1992
- Mustique Company Limited Act, 1989
- Environmental Health Services Act, 1991
- The National Trust Act, 1969
- The Preservation of Historic Buildings and Antiquities Act, 1976
Conventions
SVG has signed many international conventions and agreements, including:
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Kyoto Protocol
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES)
- Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
- Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone layer
- Biosafety Protocol
- Cartegena Convention
- United Convention on the Law of the Seas
- Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and Disposal
- OECS St. Georges Declaration