Uruguay

Law No. 19.772 on Land-use Planning and Sustainable Development of the Coastal Area of the Atlantic Ocean and the Rio de la Plata

Legislative

Law

Passed in 2019

This Law seeks to promote the sustainable and democratic use of natural and cultural resources of the coastal zones of the Atlantic Ocean and the Rio de la Plata, in order to contribute to maintaining and improving the life quality and the social integration of the population in the territory.

One of the Law's objectives is the adaptation of costal zone interventions to climate change and increased variability.

Documents

Full text (PDF) (Spanish)