Institutional Presentation of the Ministry of Environment (today: Secretary of Environment). Province of Salta, Argentina. Dario Arias, May 2011

1. May 2011

2. The Ministtry of Environment and Sustainable
Development is the enforcement authority of Laws
N° 7070 Environmental Protection; N° 7017 Water
Code, N° 7107 Provincial Protected Areas System, N°
5513 of Fauna Conservation; N° 6709 Vicuna
Protection, N° 7543 of Native Forests, among
others.
Its functional structure comprises the Secretary of
Environmental Policy, Protected Areas and Native
Forests. Each of these have their own Directions,
Units, Programs and Sub-programs that act on
different matters.

3.  Asists the governor in all matters related to environmental issues:
1. Strategic planning in relation to environmental protection, pollution
prevention and sustainable development;
2. Coordinate with the corresponding areas the environmental
protection in relation to socio-cultural activities of economic
development, within the sustainability framework;
3. Act in the use and development of water basins.
4. Intervene in actions toward avoiding, compensating and diminish the
negative effects of the nature and other disasters on population and
goods.

5.  PUNA (high plateau)
 CALCHAQUÍES VALLEYS
 VALEYS – AGRICULTURE AREA
 NATIVE FORESTS

6.  In 2008 Governor Urtubey creates the
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development.

7. MINISTER
GENERAL COORDINATOR
PROGRAMS ENVIRONME WATER NATIVE PROTECTED AREAS:
1. BIODIVERSITY NTAL RESOURCES FORESTS AREAS 1.
2.
LEGAL
COMUNICATIONS
2. CLEANER
PRODUCTION
POLICY SECRETARY AGENCY AGENCY 3. HR
4. FINANCE
3. ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY
AL
ENGINEERING

8.  BIODIVERSITY
 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGENEERING
 CLEANER PRODUCTION

9.  Mission: implementation and management of actions towards
conservation of biodiversity through protection, use, management
and restoration of fauna and flora species, its environment and the
genetic patrimony, within the sustainable development framework.
 Hunting, fishing, research, control and monitoring of species,
protection of native fauna.
 ACTION PLANS FOR CONSERVATION: Salta participates in
conservation strategies of Tapir, American Jaguar and High-altitude-
wetlands.

10.  Design of management policies for waste
treatment, cooperation with municipalities.
 ACTIONS
Diagnosis, design of the Provincial Waste Management, implementation of
empowerment plans, personnel training, and social awareness.
Monitoring of actions implemented by each municipality within their
jurisdictions. Seeking domestic and international finance assistance toward
infrastructure and logistic facilities for municipalities.

11. Mission: Promote sustainable production mechanisms in line with national and
international policies and trends.
 Promote the use of processing technology toward sustainable production in the
investment and implementation phases.
 Protection of environmental systems and resources.
 Promote active participation of stakeholders.
 Diagnosys of environmental and social base-line of investment projects as a
decision tool.
 Detect sensitive areas that require differential environmental policies.

12.  MONITORING AND CONTROL PROGRAM
 EIA PROGRAM
 ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRIES
 SURVEY AND PLANNING PROGRAM
 PERMITTING PROGRAM

13.  WATER CADASTER PROGRAM
 SUB PROGRAMA CONSORCIOS DE RIEGO
 CARTOGRAPHY PROGRAM
 DEMAND, INDUSTRY AND MINING PROGRAM
 DRINKABLE WATER DEMAND PROGRAM
 CONTROL AND MONITORING PROGRAM
 CHACO BASIN PROGRAM
 JURAMENTO RIVER SUB PROGRAM
 SMALL WATER CONSORTIA PROGRAM
 SEWAGE DIRECTION
 ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY PROGRAM

14.  Protected areas represent 15% of the provincial territory
 There are 22 Protected Areas.
 Created between 1967 and 2007
 5 of them are in process to be implemented:
 Acambuco Provincial Flora and Fauna Reserve
 Los Palmares Provincial Flora and Fauna Reserve
 Finca Las Costas provincial water reserve
 Quebrada de Las Conchas Managed Natural Reserve
 Pintascayo Lagoon Provincial Park
 19 rangers work on these 5 protected areas.

15.  Created in 2010.
Functions:
 Fomentar sustainable management and enrichment of native woodlands for
the development of local communities.
 Protect water basins, acuifers and habitats.
 Asist the Ministry to regulate activities related to forest management and
native forests enrichment
 Promote projects for sustainable forests management
 Promote mechanisms of product certification under sustainability standards
 Propose projects and seek funds to implement the National Law 26.331 (of
Minimum standards)

16.  The Forests Agency seeks the change of the timber industry paradigm and
methodology through a sustainable model of enrichment, restoration,
conservation, use and management of native forests and environmental
services that they supply to the society.
 To date the Agency manages the Plans of Land and Forest Use and
Conservation Projects under laws 26.331 and Ley 7.543.


17.  University of Versailles
Creation of two observatories: climate change and
eco-tourism.
 Regional network for Climate Change
Governments of Salta, Jujuy (Argentina), Tarija
(Southern Bolivia) and UNSa, UNJuy, and the Tarija
autonomous university.

18.  Yungas Biosphere Reserve
Coordination of governments of Salta, Jujuy (Argentina), Tarija
(Southern Bolivia) and UNESCO, seeking the internationalisation.
 ZICOSUR
Environmental Commission where the transnational feature of the
Yungas Biosphere Reserve is considered of high priority.
 JICA
Japan Cooperation Agency will appoint a senior climate change
consultant to work at the Climate Change Program.

19.  Italia
In negotiation an agreement with Lombardia Park. In 2011 a
workshop will take place in Perugia to assess alternative energies in
the NW region.
 USA
University of Montana and Florida: workshop of protected areas
management. Next meeting in August, when an MOU will be signed
with the Ministry.
 CAF
Sub-secretary of International Financing for institutional
empowerment

20.  Norte Grande- Integration Committee
Bi-national integration (with Northern Chile). Environmental Sub-Committee:
protected areas and climate change
 UNESCO
Governments of Salta and Jujuy with UNESCO: cooperation for strenghthening
the Yungas Biosphere Reserve
 PNUD
Vulnerability of Yungas to climate change.

21.  Dario Arias
 darioarias@hotmail.com
 Mobile +54 (9)387 (15)5220617
 web:
http//ministeriodeambiente.salta.gov.ar