Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia

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Forestry

Mineral Resources and Mining

Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental Education

Environmental Supervision

Protected Areas Water Resources

Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards

Nuclear and Radiation Safety

Biodiversity Climate Change

Air Pollution

Land Protection Waste and Chemicals

Goals

Support Sustainable

Development

Reduce Environmental

Degradation

International Cooperation

Environmental Governance

“Cleaner, Greener, Smarter” Approach to Environment and Natural Resources

Policy/Assessment/Planning, Legislation,EIA/SEA, Supervision, Liability, Access to Information, Public Participation, Environmental Education

EU integration, SDGs, Bilateral/Regional/Multilateral Cooperation, Collaboration with Donors

Climate Change, Air, Water, Biodiversity, PAs, Forest, Land, Waste, Green Economy, DRR, etc.

Targets

Environmental Governance

3rd Environmental Performance Review (EPR 3)

3rd National Environmental Action Program of Georgia

2017-2021 (NEAP 3)

5 Other Sectoral Strategies & Action Plans

Policy/Assessment/Planning

Forest Code

Law on Soil Protection

Environmental Assessment Code

Law on Environmental

Liability

Law on Biological Diversity

Law on Water Resources

Management

Legislation

Waste Management Code

Law on Living Modified Organisms

Adopted

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Law on Major Accident

Prevention

Amendments to the Law on Ambient Air

Protection

Increased list of activities subject to EIA will support environmental risk reduction

Integration of environmental and human health related aspects in strategic planning

Screening and Scoping will support:• Simplification of procedures and saving

time for developer• Public participation from the early stage

Introduction of Transboundary Impact Assessment system will support:• Enhanced co-operation between

neighboring countries

Improvement of EIA system EIA/SEA

Informed & Better Decisions

Introduction of SEA system

E-services for entrepreneurs:• Licensing & reporting in nuclear & radiation

activities • Air pollution reporting from point sources• Managing round wood processing sawmills

(emoe.gov.ge)

E-services for public:• Environmental Impact Permit Map (maps.eiec.gov.ge)• Interactive map of stationary polluting sources• E-notice, notification on violation of law, subscribe,

green assistant, ask a question

Access to Information

Access to Information & Public Participation

Inspected Objects

Environmental Damage

Calls on Hotline

Imposed Fines

Immediate Response

24-hour patrol

Systematic Inspection

2016 year

Environmental Supervision

Hot Line 153

Environmental Liability

Introduction of new system

Recovery of the damaged

environment to the initial stage

Search for an alternative space

for recovery activities

Monetary & methodological

compensations for ecological losses

More than 7000 Objects of Regulation

Special Fishing License

Timber Processing Facilities

EIA and Ecological

Report

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Mineral Extraction License Special

Timber Use License

License for Export

Purposes

Environmental Technical

Rules Special Hunting Farming License

Environmental Supervision

Pre-school Education

Higher Environmental Education

ESD Strategy and Action Plan

Environmental Training Modules

Eco HubEco-Leaders School

Environmental Education

“Investing in human capacity for sustainable development through environmental education and

training” (UNEA resolution)

“Tbilisi + 40” anniversary will be celebrated at 9th World Environmental Education Congress, Vancouver, 2017

International Cooperation

AA & DCFTA Roadmap

3 Environmental Chapters 2 Environmental Annexes11 Environmental Sectors27 EU Directives

AA & DCFTA Signed

Covers all Environmental Requirement of Association

Agreement

Roadmap Developed

Implementation of environmental obligations

Legislative Harmonization, Following Reforms

Roadmap Implementation Review and Update

Progress Analysis and Further Planning

2014

2015

2017 2030

AA Entered into Force

2016

EU Integration

Goal 15

Goal 11

Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Goal 12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Target 11.6Reduce environmental impact of cities by paying attention to air quality and waste management

Target 12.8Awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature

Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Target 13.2

Goal 15

Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

Manage forests, combat desertification, halt land degradation, halt biodiversity loss

Target 15.2

Sustainable management of all types of forests

Target 15.5

Reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity

Sustainable Development Goals

Manage forests, combat desertification, halt land degradation, halt biodiversity loss

Bilateral/Regional/Multilateral Cooperation

4 in Progress

5 in progress

4 signed

1 ratified

• Agreements with Austria, Belarus, Korea, Czech organization

• Armenia, Azerbaijan, Peru, Qatar, Uzbekistan

26 Bilateral

AgreementsSigned

• Aarhus Convention GMO Amendment

• Convention on assistance in case of nuclear & radiological emergency• Protocol on privileges & immunities of international seabed authority• Agreement on privileges & immunities of GCF • Paris Agreement on climate change

32MEAs

Ratified

2015-2016

15Batumi 2016

Greening the Economy in the pan-EuropeanRegion

Improving Air Quality for a Better Environment and Human Health

Ministerial Statement on ESD

33 Side Events, 7 Exhibitions, Media Workshop, 10 High Level Meetings

Ministerial Declaration

Ongoing Donor Supported Projectswww.moe.gov.ge

www.eiec.gov.ge

Donor organizations – 24Implementing agencies - 37

Our Partners

“Cleaner, Greener, Smarter” Approach to Environment & Natural Resources

ï Regular passive sampling campaigns in 17 cities ï Installation of 5 new automatic monitoring

stations (Tbilisi, Batumi, Chiatura)Air Quality Monitoring

Air Protection

Improved Fuel Quality

ï Gradual approximation of automotive fuel quality to EU standards

ï State control on gasoline and diesel fuel qualityï Limiting sulphur content in certain liquid fuels

Emission Inventoryï Online emission reporting system from point

sources (emoe.gov.ge)ï Interactive map of stationary polluting sources

ODS Regulationï 10% ODS consumption reduction - under Montreal

Protocolï Improved Import-export system of ODSï Mandatory certification system for refrigeration

and air conditioning technicians

Stationary Sources & Emission Reporting

• Modern hydrogeological equipment on 34 wells

• 19 automatized and 12 manual stations for surface water hydrological monitoring

• Hydrogeological monitoring on 22 rivers since 2012

• Water quality monitoring spots were increased up to 147

Monitoring

• Mapping of underground water resourcesGIS System

• Revision process of the draft law

• 6 By-laws

Draft Law on Water Resources

• Chorokhi-Acharistskali river-basin management plan was developed

River Basin Management Plan

Water ResourcesIWRM

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Water Quality Monitoring

River Monitoring Spot Lake/Water Reservoirs

Hydrometeorology

National Adaptation PlanHas been initiated

Roadmap for Climate Action PlanIs being elaborated

Low EmissionDevelopment Strategy

Is being finalized

Nationally Determined ContributionWill be started in 2017

Climate Change

Paris AgreementSigned in 2016

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Georgia

2014 – 2020

Draft Law on Biodiversity

Draft Law on Hunting

Legal Framework for Recreational Fishing for Supporting Sustainable Fishery & Tourism

Fish Stock Assessment & Action Plan for Fishing QuotaDev

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Forest

Documents

• Draft Forest Code• Bylaws on forest maintenance & reforestation,

forest inventory & monitoring, forest use• Forest Reform Strategy and Action Plan• Forest Education Strategy and Action Plan

Activities• Retraining - more than 400 rangers• Construction and upgrade of forest

roads - up to 150km

Reforestation• Fast-growing plantations - 24 ha,

Kakheti• Temporal forest nurseries - 3 ha• Seedlings planted - 80 ha• Reforestation - 25 ha, Borjomi & Guria

53,500 ha in Aspindza-Akhalkalaki forest districts

Forest Inventory• Sanitary cuts - 269 ha;• 5,000 pheromone insect traps• Treatment of 400 ha box tree stands in

western Georgia

Maintenance

National Nursery

130 000 seedlings in open field

Seed-Banks Local Birds Nursery

300 000 Red List seedlings

800 000 container seedlingsNumber of seedlings increased by 50 times in 2 years

In progress: riverine brown trout nursery in Sachkhere

Establishment of Agency for Nuclear and

Radiation Safety (ANRS)

Radioactive Waste

Management Strategy

and Action Plan

Reconstruction of Saakadze radioactive

waste landfill

Georgia Became HEU Free

Country as a result of HEU repatriation

Nuclear and Radiation Safety

Electronic licensing

service program (Business

Portal)

• 15-year National Strategy and 5-year Action Plan

National Strategy and Action Plan

• Pilot project is underway in 5 villages of Telavi Municipality

Municipal Waste Separation at Source

• Ongoing negotiations with Producers and other stakeholders

Initiation of Extended Producers Responsibility

• 208 Tones of obsolete pesticides were exported in 2016• Part of arsenic containing waste was safely placed in new sarcophagus in

village Uravi of Ambrolauri Municipality

Management of Hazardous Waste

Waste and Chemicals Management

Waste Management Code

Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)• Inventory of POPs is underway

• Update of National Implementation Plan for POPs management is ongoing

Green Practices for SMEs

“Green City” Clean and Resource Efficient Production

Green Startup Initiatives

BIG-E Voluntary Commitments of

Georgia

Green Economy

Circular Economy

Green Jobs

DRREarly Warning System established in Devdoraki-Amali Ravine

(August, 2016)

Early Warning System established in river Vere basin

Early Warning System established for forecasting floods in river Rioni basin (Lentekhi, Oni, Ambrolauri, Samtredia, Tskaltubo &Tsageri)

Mudflow and landslide zone mapping prepared for river Rioni basin

10 coastal protection constructions built in in river Rioni basin

Windbreak built & flood risk reduced on agricultural land in Samtredia municipality (up to 1.5 km)

Arsenic Containing Waste - Ambrolauri (Uravi) • Building 2 sarcophagus and Rehabilitating - 1

• Removal of arsenic containing waste in sarcophagus

Nationalizing land degradation neutrality targets

Sustainable land management concept

Soil degradation monitoring has been restored (after 15 years of gap)

Lawns production methodology & regulatory acts

Land Protection

Land cover & productivity maps, carbon stock data

Second National Action Programme to Combat Desertification 2015-2022

Mineral Resources and Mining

Simplified administrative procedures for issuing licenses, including fast services

Geological Data Digitalization

Electronic Licensing Portal

Improvement of Mining System through:

Environmental Governance

Improve environmental governance and integrate environment into other policy areas through:• Implementation of Environmental Assessment Code• Establishment of new Environmental Liability System• Establishment of Environmental Information System• Strengthening and further expansion of Environmental Monitoring System• Creation of incentives for increased involvement of private sector through PPP approach

Ambient Air Protection

Achieve, maintain and improve the state of ambient air for safe human health and environment through:• Approximation of ambient air protection legislation with EU regulations• Development of new ambient air quality standards and improve existing air quality monitoring and

assessment system;• Reduction of Sulphur content in diesel fuel by establishing new standards• Improvement of emission inventory system & establishment of emission projections

Improve water resource governance through:• Shift to the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWDM) system;• Transition to the Basin Management model; • Development and implementation of Water Basin Management Plans.

Water Resources

Future Plans

Climate Change & DRR

Mitigation and adaptation measures through:• Elaboration & implementation of NDC• Preparation of Climate Change Action Plan• Expansion of early warning system• Enhancement of flood risk management

Waste and Chemicals

Gradually move to circular economy through prevention, recycling & safe disposal of waste based on “polluter pays” principle through establishment of:

• Environmentally sound management of hazardous waste and chemicals• Safe disposal of arsenic containing waste• Establishment of Extended Producer's Responsibility system• Municipal waste separation at source• Electronic waste management database• Implementation of nationwide communication campaign

Biodiversity and Forests

Secure biodiversity, reduce pressure on ecosystems and ensure rational use of natural resources through:• Initiation of new regulations in forestry, fisheries and hunting• Forest inventory• Further expansion of Protected Areas network and demarcation of boundaries

Reform mining sector to achieve balance between sustainablemanagement of natural resources and economic profit through:• Development of modern mining management strategic concept & operational plan• Establishment of new system of licensing including fees & payment• Introduction of modern System of Geological Data Reporting (JORC)

Mining

Nuclear and Radiation Safety

Reduce risk & hazards, minimize health affect due to radiation affect through:• Adoption of Radioactive Waste Management Strategy & Action Plan• Infrastructure improvement to serve both as a storage as well as a disposal• Elaboration of nuclear and radiation safety education plan• Ensure occupational and public radiation-safety standards

Future Plans

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia

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