NEW DOMAIN OF COOPERATION

Public ecological control has become a new domain of cooperation in environmental protection between governmental bodies and public organizations.

In accordance with the Law on Environmental Control, citizens’ self-governing bodies and nongovernmental organizations can shape a system of public ecological control inspectors.

A seminar put together by the State Committee of Environmental Protection focused on this theme, drawing members of citizen assemblies and NGOs.

The participants familiarized themselves with the main directions of environmental legislation, including the role of civil society in the implementation of public environmental control, their cooperation with state authorities.

The gathering discussed violation of laws in the area of atmospheric air protection, land and water resources, flora and fauna, waste management, as well as the basics and principles of carrying out public environmental audit.

To ensure coordination of the activities of state bodies and civil society institutions, a road map for the development of public environmental control in the republic has been developed and implemented. A list over 20,000 candidates for public environmental control inspector from among mahalla activists, academics and NGO representatives has been created.

On the basis of 14 regional committees for environmental protection, information and resource centers and methodology have been set up. They are provided with reference books and information materials.

The State Committee has developed a procedure for the training of public environmental control inspectors agreed with other governmental and public organizations.

The seminar included a presentation of an electronic guideline, “Environmental Legislation”, that encompasses all rules and laws regulating environmental protection affairs.

Jahon Information Agency