Maintenance of the ecological balance and overall progress and development of the country through protection and improvement of the environment; Protection of country’s assets, properties and resources against natural disasters; Identification & regulation of all activities which pollute and degrade environment; Ensuring sustainable utilization of all natural resources; Promoting active association with all environment related international initiatives. The Environmental Policy requires the following specific actions with respect to the sector: ‘Industrial’ To phase in corrective measures in polluting industries; To conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAs) for all new public and private industrial developments; To ban, or find environmentally sound alternatives for, the production of goods that cause environmental pollution; and To minimize waste and ensure sustainable use of resources by industry. Under the National Environmental Policy, Department of Environment is mandated to review and approve all Environmental Impact Assessments. National Environmental Management Action Plan, 1995 The National Environmental Management Action plan (NEMAP) is a and multi-faceted plan, which builds on and extends the statements set out in the National Environmental Policy. NEMAP was developed to address issues and management requirements and set out the framework within which the recommendations of the National Conservation Strategy are to be implemented. NEMAP has the following broad objectives: Identification of key environmental issues affecting Bangladesh; Identification of actions to halt or reduce rate of environment degradation; Improvement of the natural environment; Conservation of habitats and bio-diversity; Promotion of sustainable development; and
Maintenance of the ecological balance and overall progress and development of the country through protection and improvement of the environment; Protection of country’s assets, properties and resources against natural disasters; Identification & regulation of all activities which pollute and degrade environment; Ensuring sustainable utilization of all natural resources; Promoting active association with all environment related international initiatives. The Environmental Policy requires the following specific actions with respect to the ‘Industrial’ sector: To phase in corrective measures in polluting industries; To conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAs) for all new public and private industrial developments; To ban, or find environmentally sound alternatives for, the production of goods that cause environmental pollution; and To minimize waste and ensure sustainable use of resources by industry. Under the National Environmental Policy, Department of Environment is mandated to review and approve all Environmental Impact Assessments. National Environmental Management Action Plan, 1995 The National Environmental Management Action plan (NEMAP) is a and multi-faceted plan, which builds on and extends the statements set out in the National Environmental Policy. NEMAP was developed to address issues and management requirements and set out the framework within which the recommendations of the National Conservation Strategy are to be implemented. NEMAP has the following broad objectives: Identification of key environmental issues affecting Bangladesh; Identification of actions to halt or reduce rate of environment degradation; Improvement of the natural environment; Conservation of habitats and bio-diversity; Promotion of sustainable development; and