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Ley de Conservación de Suelos
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Law 7779 establishes a comprehensive public-interest regime for soil conservation, including strict liability for those causing deterioration and the creation of a national commission responsible for its implementation.La Ley 7779 establece un régimen integral de interés público para la conservación de suelos, incluyendo responsabilidad objetiva para causantes de deterioro y la creación de una comisión nacional encargada de su implementación.
SummaryResumen
Law 7779 establishes the legal framework for the use, management, and conservation of soils in Costa Rica, declaring the protection of this natural resource to be of public interest and public utility. Its objective is to promote and regulate soil conservation as an essential asset for agricultural production, food security, and ecological balance. The statute defines soil as a three-dimensional natural body with ecological and productive functions and imposes strict liability on those who cause its deterioration or erosion. It creates the National Soil Conservation Commission as the governing body, composed of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the Ministry of Environment and Energy, and other entities, tasked with setting policies, plans, and programs, as well as coordinating conservation actions. The law requires landowners, possessors, or usufructuaries to implement appropriate soil conservation practices; the State may impose mandatory measures and administrative penalties for non-compliance. It also empowers the Executive Branch to declare priority conservation zones and regulate land use in critical watersheds, thereby linking soil conservation with water management and natural disaster prevention.La Ley 7779 establece el marco jurídico para el uso, manejo y conservación de los suelos en Costa Rica, declarando de interés público y utilidad pública la protección de este recurso natural. Su objetivo es promover y regular la conservación del suelo como bien esencial para la producción agropecuaria, la seguridad alimentaria y el equilibrio ecológico. La norma define al suelo como un cuerpo natural tridimensional con funciones ecológicas y productivas, y establece una responsabilidad objetiva para quienes causen su deterioro o erosión. Crea la Comisión Nacional de Conservación de Suelos como ente rector, integrada por los ministerios de Agricultura y Ganadería, Ambiente y Energía, y otras entidades, encargada de establecer políticas, planes y programas, así como de coordinar las acciones de conservación. La ley obliga a los propietarios, poseedores o usufructuarios de tierras a implementar prácticas adecuadas de conservación de suelos, pudiendo el Estado imponer medidas obligatorias y sanciones administrativas en caso de incumplimiento. También faculta al Poder Ejecutivo para declarar zonas de conservación prioritaria y regular el uso de suelos en cuencas hidrográficas críticas, vinculando así la conservación del suelo con la gestión del agua y la prevención de desastres naturales.
Key excerptExtracto clave
ARTICLE 1.- The action of the State and private individuals for the use, management, and conservation of soils is declared to be of public interest and public utility. ARTICLE 2.- For the purposes of this law, soil is understood to be the natural, three-dimensional, dynamic, unconsolidated body that covers the earth's surface, composed of mineral and organic materials, and that performs ecological, life-support, and goods-production functions. Likewise, the arable layer or superficial part and all that it contains in materials, nutrients, microorganisms, and life forms. Also considered soil are the deep or support layers and any type of parent rock that is in the process of weathering to transform into soil.ARTÍCULO 1.- Declárase de interés público y utilidad pública la acción del Estado y de los particulares para el uso, manejo y conservación de los suelos. ARTÍCULO 2.- Se entiende por suelo, para los efectos de esta ley, el cuerpo natural, tridimensional, dinámico, no consolidado, que recubre la superficie de la tierra, compuesto por materiales minerales y orgánicos, que realiza funciones de orden ecológico, de sustentación de la vida y de producción de bienes. Asimismo, la capa arable o parte superficial y todo lo que ella contenga en materiales, nutrientes, microorganismos y formas de vida. También son suelo las capas profundas o de soporte y todo tipo de roca madre que esté en proceso de meteorización para transformarse en suelo.
Pull quotesCitas destacadas
"El suelo es un recurso natural, limitado y no renovable, esencial para la producción de alimentos, la protección de los recursos hídricos y la conservación de la biodiversidad."
"Soil is a natural resource, limited and non-renewable, essential for food production, the protection of water resources, and the conservation of biodiversity."
Considerando
"El suelo es un recurso natural, limitado y no renovable, esencial para la producción de alimentos, la protección de los recursos hídricos y la conservación de la biodiversidad."
Considerando
"Se establece la responsabilidad objetiva de quien cause deterioro, erosión o pérdida de fertilidad del suelo, debiendo reparar el daño ambiental causado, sin perjuicio de las demás sanciones que correspondan."
"Strict liability is established for anyone who causes deterioration, erosion, or loss of soil fertility, who must repair the environmental damage caused, without prejudice to any other applicable sanctions."
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"Se establece la responsabilidad objetiva de quien cause deterioro, erosión o pérdida de fertilidad del suelo, debiendo reparar el daño ambiental causado, sin perjuicio de las demás sanciones que correspondan."
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