1980 in the environment

• Joy Adamson, a conservationist best known for her work with Elsa the lioness, was murdered in Africa. She wrote the book Born Free which was made into a film of the same name.

• The National Parks Act 1980 is passed in New Zealand.
• US President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which provided varying degrees of special protection to over 157,000,000 acres of land in Alaska.United States. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. {{USPL|96|487}} Approved December 2, 1980.
• US President Jimmy Carter signed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as the "Superfund" law, for the investigation and cleaning up of sites contaminated with hazardous substances.United States. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. {{uspl|96|510}} Approved December 11, 1980.

• The Praslin Power Station is commissioned and installed in Seychelles.{{cite news|date=12 April 2018|url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/258441/us-43m-sound-reduction-enclosures-for-praslin-power-station|title=US $4.3m sound reduction enclosures for Praslin power station|work=Seychelles Nation|access-date=9 January 2024}}

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