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