Developing environmental protection and sustainability strategies and legislation
From 2005, upon request of the host country, the OSCE supported the development of the “Environmental Strategy for the Republic of Tajikistan“. The strategy, later renamed “Concept on the Environmental Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan” was approved on 31 December 2008 by Decree of the President of Tajikistan. Today, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports the development of the detailed Action Plan for the Government’s implementation of the Concept on Environmental Protection.
Between 2005 and 2008, upon request of the host government, the OSCE supported the working group of experts created to propose amendments to the Nature Protection Law. The proposed amendments are closely related to the provisions of the Aarhus Convention and suggest improvements in environmental inspections, standards and certification. They were submitted to Parliament for review and deliberative vote in 2008 and were approved by the Parliament Council of the Republic of Tajikistan on 22 June 2009. This represents an important step towards the final vote on these amendments following yet another round of legislative and executive deliberations. The OSCE currently supports the working group of experts created to amend the waste management legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.
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