- Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources (Georgia)
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Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources გარემოს დაცვისა და ბუნებრივი რესურსების სამინისტრო 
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Logo Agency overview Formed 1991 Headquarters Gulia Str. N6, Tbilisi, Georgia Agency executive Giorgi Khachidze Website www.moe.gov.ge The Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources (Georgian: გარემოს დაცვისა და ბუნებრივი რესურსების სამინისტრო) is a ministry of Georgia. The ministry regulates activities related to protection of the environment and natural resources in the republic. It is currently headed by Giorgi Khachidze.[1]
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History
State Committee of Nature Protection was established in 1974 when Georgia was under Soviet rule. Upon restoration of its independence, the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia was re-established in 1991. State law on Environmental Protection was adopted in 1996.[2]
Structure
Main functions of the ministry are organization of environmental planning system; implementation of state policy on environmental protection; protection and preservation of unique landscapes and ecosystems, rare and endangered species of flora and fauna that are characteristic to Georgia, biodiversity, air, water, land and mineral resources; administration and regulation of activities related to usage of natural resources, waste management, chemical, nuclear and radiation safety. The ministry issues progress reports on protection of the environment and natural resources once in every three years.[2]
References
- ^ "Government of Georgia". http://www.government.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=124&mod_id=0&info_id=0&new_year=0&limit=0&date=&new_month=&entrant=1. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources. About Ministry". http://moe.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=3. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
External links
- Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources (Georgian)
Government Ministries of GeorgiaState Ministries Euro-Atlantic Integration • Reintegration • Foreign Affairs • Finance • Internal Affairs • Diaspora Issues • IDPs from the Occuppied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees • Regional Development and Infrastructure • Defense • Education and Science • Economy and Sustainable Development • Agriculture • Justice • Culture and Monument Protection • Environment Protection and Natural Resources • Energy • Health, Labour and Social Affairs • Corrections and Legal Assistance • Sport & Youth AffairsCategories:- Government of Georgia (country)
- Environmental protection agencies
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