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National Environmental Policy, 2006

CDEM: Module 1: Environment Policy and Regulations, September 2016 CDEM: Module 1: Environment Policy and Regulations, September 2016

Q & A

What do you understand by a ‘policy’(Policy statement)?

• Basic principles that guide a government

How is it different from an Act, Notification, Government resolution or an guideline?

CDEM: Module 1: Environment Policy and Regulations, September 2016

Act/ Notification/ Rule / Guidelines

Ordinance Bill Act

Act

Notifications

Govt. Resolutions

Rules

Circulars

Guidelines


Q & A



Why a policy is necessary?


Operation Cat Drop

International intervention by WHO to wipeout malaria

Spraying of DDT on walls of houses

Malaria cases reduce

Roofs start caving in

Cats disappear


Porting trouble

Beach erosion

Sand accumulation

Breakwaters


Porting trouble


Q & A



Why a policy is necessary?

Name all the environmental policies in India you can think of

• National Water Policy, 2002

• Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2002

• National Agriculture Policy, 2000

• National Population Policy, 2000

• National Zoo policy, 1998

• Policy Statement on Abatement of Pollution,1992

• National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement on Environment and Development, 1992

• National Forest Policy, 1988


Outline

Preamble

Policy Objectives & Principles

Strategies and Actions

Critique

Preamble to NEP 2006


“The National Environment Policy seeks to extend the coverage,

and fill in gaps that still exist, in light of present knowledge and

accumulated experience. It does not displace, but builds on the earlier

policies”


Need for the Policy

to infuse a common approach to the various sectoral and cross-sectoral, including fiscal, approaches to environmental management

a need to review the earlier objectives, policy instruments, and strategies

a need for balance and harmony between economic, social and environmental needs of the country

intended to be a statement of India's commitment to making a positive contribution to international efforts

a response to our national commitment to a clean environment, mandated in the Constitution in Articles 48 A and 51 A (g), strengthened by judicial interpretation of Article 21

Constituents of NEPPolicy Objectives & Principles

Strategies and Actions


Objectives

Conservation of Critical Environmental Resources

Livelihood Security for the Poor

Inter-generational Equity

Integration of Environmental Concerns in Economic and Social Development

Efficiency in Environmental Resource Use

Environmental Governance

Enhancement of Resources for Environmental Conservation


“The NEP has evolved from the recognition that the development,

which respects ecological constraints and the imperatives of justice,

is only sustainable.”


Q & A Round 2

Sustainable Development

The Precautionary

Approach

Economic efficiency

Entities with incomparable

values

Equity Legal LiabilityPublic Trust

DoctrineDecentralization

IntegrationEnvironmental

Standard Setting

Preventive Action

Environmental Offsetting

Principles


Strategies and Actions under NEP Regulatory Reforms

• Revisiting the Policy and Legislative Framework

• Framework for legal action

• Review of regulations protecting the coastal areas, environmental and forest clearances

Enhancing and Conserving Environmental Resources

• Focus on -land degradation; desert ecosystems; forests& wildlife; Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, and Natural Heritage; freshwater resources; mountain ecosystems; coastal resources; pollution abatement; climate change; Conservation of Manmade Heritage


Strategies and Actions under NEP

Environmental Standards & Management Systems (Ecolabelling)

Clean Technologies and Innovation

Environmental Awareness, Education, and Information

Partnerships and Stakeholder Involvement

Capacity Building

Research & Development

International Cooperation

Review of the Policy

Review of Implementation


Plans and Programs

National Program for Rehabilitation of Polluted Sites

Climate Change Action Plan (National and State)

Establishment of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in 2009

Revision of National Afforestation Programme guidelines, 2009 for further decentralisation

Protocol on conservation of the royal bengal tiger of the Sunderban between the Government of India and Government of Bangladesh, 2011

The National Wildlife Action Plan, 2017-2031

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark on cooperation in areas of environment, 2009


Critique

Economy or the environment?

Empowerment of local bodies-Panchayats, urban local bodies etc.-capacity building only?

Forest dependent communities- Forests and their livelihoods-protecting their rights?

Production & Consumption of non-renewable resources- Penalisation?

Institutional reforms – access & ownership of natural resources-water security?

Fringe area development-Change in land use?


It is recognized that maintaining a healthy environment is not the state's responsibility alone, but also that of every citizen. A spirit of

partnership should thus be realized throughout the spectrum of environmental management in the country.

While the state must galvanize its efforts, there should also be recognition by each individual - natural or institutional, of its

responsibility towards maintaining and enhancing the quality of the environment.


LinkagesObjectives Principles Strategies

Conservation of Critical Environmental Resources


žFocus on -land degradation; desert ecosystems; forests& wildlife; Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, and Natural Heritage; freshwater resources; mountain ecosystems; coastal resources; pollution abatement; climate change; Conservation of Manmade Heritage

The Precautionary Approach Environmental Standards & Management Systems (Ecolabelling)Entities with incomparable values Clean Technologies and InnovationEnvironmental Standard Setting Environmental Awareness, Education, and InformationPreventive Action Partnerships and Stakeholder Involvement

Capacity Building

Livelihood Security for the Poor


žFocus on -land degradation; desert ecosystems; forests& wildlife; Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, and Natural Heritage; freshwater resources; mountain ecosystems; coastal resources; pollution abatement; climate change; Conservation of Manmade Heritage

Entities with incomparable values Environmental Awareness, Education, and InformationPublic Trust Doctrine Partnerships and Stakeholder Involvement

Capacity Building


LinkagesObjectives Principles StrategiesInter-generational Equity

Sustainable Development Environmental Awareness, Education, and InformationEquity Partnerships and Stakeholder Involvement

Public Trust Doctrine Capacity Building

Integration of Environmental Concerns in Economic and Social Development

Sustainable Development žRevisiting the Policy and Legislative FrameworkEconomic efficiency Environmental Awareness, Education, and InformationEntities with incomparable values Partnerships and Stakeholder InvolvementEquity Capacity BuildingLegal Liability Research & DevelopmentPublic Trust Doctrine International CooperationIntegration

Efficiency in Environmental Resource Use

Sustainable Development Environmental Standards & Management Systems (Ecolabelling)The Precautionary Approach Clean Technologies and InnovationEconomic efficiencyEnvironmental Standard SettingEnvironmental Offsetting


LinkagesObjectives Principles Strategies

Environmental Governance

Legal Liability Regulatory ReformsPublic Trust Doctrine žRevisiting the Policy and Legislative FrameworkDecentralization žFramework for legal action

IntegrationžReview of regulations protecting the coastal areas, environmental and forest clearances

Environmental Standard Setting Review of the PolicyPreventive Action Review of ImplementationEnvironmental Offsetting

Enhancement of Resources for Environmental Conservation

Sustainable Development Research & DevelopmentEntities with incomparable values International CooperationEnvironmental Standard Setting Capacity Building

Partnerships and Stakeholder Involvement


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