7554, published in La Gaceta No. 215 of 13 November 1995 and its amendments, establishes that the State must ensure the rational use of environmental elements, in order to protect and improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of the national territory. Likewise, it is obligated to promote sustainable economic and environmental development (desarrollo económico y ambientalmente sostenible), understood as development that meets basic human needs without compromising the options of future generations.
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