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The overall strategic direction of this Plan of Action for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) in Agriculture is to promote an enabling environment for DRRM in agriculture based on legal instruments, policies and frameworks, as well as strengthened institutional capacities to implement these tools in agriculture, livestock, fisheries/aquaculture and forestry for food and nutrition security.
This National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) covers the period from 2016 to 2025. The planning period coincides with the current 10-year strategic planning period of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2011 to 2020). The NBSAP 2016-2025 consists of three parts. Part I is an assessment of the current situation; Part II is the description of the Strategy and Part III is the National Action Plan.
The Environmental Protection Law specifies necessary principles, rules and measures for managing, monitoring, restoring and protecting the environment in order to protect public, natural resources and biodiversity, and to ensure the sustainable socioeconomic development of the nation. It defines Environmental Protection as consisting of all activities that contribute to the protection of the environment and do not cause damage to the environment, which ensure a clean and pollution-free environment, and which do not cause negative impacts to human, animal, plant and ecological health.
The Act gives the Minister the function, among others, to protect, restore and enhance the quality of the environment of Kiribati, balanced against the need to promote sustainable development. The Act provides for the application of the following: (i) the precautionary principle; (ii) intergenerational responsibility; (iii) conservation of biodiversity and ecological integrity; and (iv) improved valuation and pricing of environmental resources.
This Act amends the Environment Act of 1999. Among the significant amendments is the inclusion of a part on Obligations, which expressly requires or prohibits certain acts, as well as a part on Licenses, requiring that approval/license must be secured for certain activities with an impact on the environment, as well as a portion on the conservation of protected species.
The constitution of the Kiribati defines the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual. It also defines, among others, Kiribati citizenship and the structure of government.
The fundamental law provides that the form of Government of Bhutan shall be that of a Democratic Constitutional Monarchy. It also provides for the structure of government which is composed of the Parliament, Executive and the Judiciary, which enjoy separation of powers. The constitution also provides for the Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Principles of State Policy.
The Electricity Act intends to enable the restructuring of the power supply industry and the possible participation of the private sector, by providing mechanisms for licensing and regulating the operations of power companies. The objectives of the Act include promoting a safe and reliable supply of electricity and enhance revenue generation through export of electricity, among others.
The Food and Nutrition Security Policy of Bhutan envisions that all people living in Bhutan at all times have physical, economic and social access to safe and adequate nutritious food for a healthy and active life. Towards this vision, the Policy sets forth overarching policy goals and specific objectives in furtherance of these goals.
The Waste Prevention and Management Act aims to protect human health and the environment through reduction, segregation, reuse and recycling of waste. It provides for various mechanisms to reduce waste namely administrative, financial, physical, awareness and outreach, and research mechanisms. It also provides for offenses and penalties in case of the violation of the Act.