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of 2018, particularly article 10, which asks parties to "develop and strengthen environmental law and access rights, awareness-raising and capacity-building programmes for, inter alia, the public, judicial and administrative officials, national human rights institutions and jurists".
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It would be considered a serious offence for officials to refuse to take part in the training, and could lead to disciplinary sanction and naming of the official on the website of the enforcement authority.
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began the training along with senior members of the national Cabinet. As of September 2023, 50,000 officials of the three branches of government have been trained.
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The form of this law was similar to Micaela's Law, (Law 27.499), of 2019, which imposes a similar training obligation for public officials, but in terms of gender.
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Provincial governments were not included in the law, but the provinces were invited to adopt it. Twenty-two provinces have so far passed Yolanda's Law. One,
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The Yolanda Law, an advance towards environmental literacy and education in sustainable development in Argentina
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movement. It was taken up by San Luis councillor Julieta Ponce, and presented on 5 June 2020 in the Senate by
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said that environmental protection is more a problem of interests than a problem of education.
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The idea for the law was developed by 'Jovenes por el clima' (Youth for Climate) of
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The law specifies that this mandatory training must include information about
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The President of the Nation led the Yolanda Law training for high authorities
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Yolanda Law: there are already more than 50 thousand people trained
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and ecosystems, energy efficiency and renewable energies, the
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Yolanda Law: a project to generate environmental awareness.
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The Yolanda Law, a step in the defense of the planet
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Index

Spanish
law of Argentina
Official Bulletin of the Argentine Republic
eponymous law
Yolanda Ortiz
Juan Perón
climate change
biodiversity
circular economy
sustainable development
San Luis Province
Fridays for Future
Eugenia Catalfamo
Frente de Todos
Gladys González
Propuesta Republicana
Argentine Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Camila Crescimbeni
Escazú Agreement
Alberto Fernández
Formosa
Chamber of Deputies
Nicolás del Caño
Romina Del Plá



Official Gazette of the Argentina Republic
Yolanda's Law

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