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DECREE NO 28

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR,

CONSIDERING:

I.-That pursuant to Article 131, Ordinary 11 of the Constitution, it is the faculty of this Legislative Assembly to decretar, in general, benefits and incentives

prosecutors or any nature, for the promotion of cultural, scientific, agricultural, industrial or other activities.

II.-That the Constitution in its article 117, declares as of social interest environmental protection and establishes as the duty of the State, to protect natural resources, as well as diversity and integrity of the environment, to guarantee

sustainable development.

III.-That the "Biosphere Reserves" of El Salvador and the "Biological Corridors",

constitute a natural heritage, the fundamental importance of which is to guarantee the natural assets and resources They sustain life in all its forms.

IV.-That the citizenry and organized sectors of the country, need to be sensitized and involved in environmental education and culture processes for adequate sustainable development in El Salvador, so it is appropriate to declare the

twenty-nine June of each year as " National Day of the Biosphere Reserves and the Biological Corridors of El Salvador, " as a way to raise awareness among the citizenry and sectors of the country about the importance of the Natural Areas

Protected that constitute the natural heritage of the Salvadoran State.

BY TANTO,

in use of its Constitutional faculties and on the initiative of the Diputadas and Deputies of the 2012-2015 Legislature: Irma Lourdes Palacios Vásquez, Marta Lorena Araujo, and Nery Arely Díaz Aguilar;

of the Legislature 2015 -2018: Roger Alberto Blandino Nerio, Raul Omar Cuellar, Estela Yanet Hernández Rodríguez, José Santos Melara Yanes, and Francisco José Zablah Safie; and with the support of the Diputados and the Deputies: Lorena Guadalupe Peña Mendoza, Santiago Flores Alfaro, Guillermo Francisco Mata Bennett,

Jackeline Noemi Rivera Avalos, Damian Alegria, Ana Marina Alvarenga Barahona, Ana Lucia Baires de Martínez, Luis Alberto Batres Garay, Yohalmo Edmundo Cabrera Chacon, Rosa Alma Cruz Marinero, Nidia Diaz, Juan Manuel de Jesus Flores Cornejo, Maria Elizabeth Gomez Perla, Norma Fidelia Guevara de

Ramírios, Pablo Cesar De Leon Herrera, Audelia Guadalupe Lopez de Kleutgens, Hortensia Margarita Lopez Quintana, Rodolfo Antonio Martinez, Rolando Mata Fuentes, Maria Otilia Matamoros de Hernandez, Calixto Mejia Hernandez, Misael Mejia Mejia, Felipe Rolando Perla Mendoza, Nelson de Jesus Quintanilla Gomez,

David Rodriguez Rivera, Sonia Margarita Rodriguez Siguenza, Carlos Alberto Garcia, Jaime Orlando Sandoval, Jaime Gilberto Valdes Hernández, and Maria Luisa Vigil Hernández.

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