Environmental Performance Reviews: Belarus : Third Review / UN.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

UN.

Series:

ECE Environmental Performance Reviews Series, 2412-107X.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environment and Climate Change.

Democracy and Governance.

Local Subjects:

Environment and Climate Change.

Democracy and Governance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This series assists countries to improve their environmental policies by making concrete recommendations for better policy design and implementation. It helps integrate environmental policies into sector-specific policies such as those in agriculture, energy, transport and health. The present publication contains the third Environmental Performance Review of Belarus. It takes stock of progress made by Belarus in the management of its environment since the country was reviewed for the second time in 2005. It assesses the implementation of the recommendations made in the second review. It also covers issues of specific importance to the country related to legal and policy frameworks, the financing of environmental policies, greening the economy, and integrating environmental concerns into selected sectors, in particular air protection, water management, waste management, biodiversity, forests and protected areas, energy, agriculture, transport, forestry, tourism, environmental education and education for sustainable development, human settlements and health.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

List of team members

List of contributors

Key abbreviations

Signs and measures

Currency conversion

Executive summary

Introduction: Environmental conditions and pressures

Legal, policy and institutional framework

Regulatory and compliance assurance mechanisms

Economic instruments, environmental expenditure and investments for greening the economy

Air protection

Water management

Waste management

Biodiversity and protected areas

Energy and environment

Transport and environment

Forestry and environment

Tourism and environment

Environmental education and education for sustainable development

Human settlements and environment

Health and environment

Implementation of the recommendations in the second environmental performance review

Participation of belarus in multilateral environmental agreements

Key data and indicators available for the review

Millennium development goals indicators, 2005-2014

List of major environment-related legislation

Results of the for future inland transport systems (ForFITS) tool

Sources.

ISBN:

9789210577373

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.