Russian president endorses environmental development policy
Interfax - 4.30.12 - JRL 2012-79
MOSCOW. April 30 (Interfax) - President Dmitry Medvedev has endorsed the core principles for Russia's environmental development policy for the period up to 2030, the Kremlin said on its website on Monday.
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"These new principles stem from the need to maintain environmental security amid economic modernization and the innovative development process," the document said.
The policy guarantees the "observance of each person's right to access truthful information about the environment and citizens' participation in adopting decisions linked to their right to live in a favorable environment," it said.
The principles include "the presumption of environmental hazard of planned economic and other activities, the priority of preserving natural ecosystems, natural landscapes and natural complexes, as well as full compensation for any damage caused to the environment."
The new policy also requires "mandatory assessments of a possible impact on the environment as a result of decisions on economic and other activities, a ban on economic and other activities entailing unpredictable consequences for the environment, as well as a ban on projects that could lead to a degradation of natural ecosystems, changes and/or the elimination of the gene pool of plants, animals and other organisms, the depletion of natural resources and other negative environmental changes."
The program allows "citizens, public and other nonprofit organizations to help tackle tasks surrounding environmental protection and environmental security and guarantees attention to their opinion when adopting decisions on economic and other projects that could negatively influence the environment."
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MOSCOW. April 30 (Interfax) - President Dmitry Medvedev has endorsed the core principles for Russia's environmental development policy for the period up to 2030, the Kremlin said on its website on Monday.
file photo
"These new principles stem from the need to maintain environmental security amid economic modernization and the innovative development process," the document said.
The policy guarantees the "observance of each person's right to access truthful information about the environment and citizens' participation in adopting decisions linked to their right to live in a favorable environment," it said.
The principles include "the presumption of environmental hazard of planned economic and other activities, the priority of preserving natural ecosystems, natural landscapes and natural complexes, as well as full compensation for any damage caused to the environment."
The new policy also requires "mandatory assessments of a possible impact on the environment as a result of decisions on economic and other activities, a ban on economic and other activities entailing unpredictable consequences for the environment, as well as a ban on projects that could lead to a degradation of natural ecosystems, changes and/or the elimination of the gene pool of plants, animals and other organisms, the depletion of natural resources and other negative environmental changes."
The program allows "citizens, public and other nonprofit organizations to help tackle tasks surrounding environmental protection and environmental security and guarantees attention to their opinion when adopting decisions on economic and other projects that could negatively influence the environment."