Surgil ESIA Report - Volume III - EKN

“O’ZLITINEFTGAZ” PC
PFS “Surgil field complex costruction with valuable
components retrieval”
2 DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC PROJECT DECISIONS
2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
The end of XX and the beginning of the XXI centuries is characterized by not only
political integration of the various countries, but also formation of large transnational
corporations. The purpose of this process was, in particular, deriving of the greatest
economic benefits. The economic benefit of this process for the CIS countries is defined,
first of all, by mobilization of large foreign investments into a national economy, equipment
of manufacture by high technologies and creation of new workplaces. At the same time, the
world community shows more and more anxiety in relation of environment fortune, and the
firms using natural resources realize the responsibility for steady use and protection of
natural resources.
Uzbekistan, developing communications with UNDP, UNEP, OSCE, World Bank,
GEF and others, has practically joined to all Conventions in the sphere of environmental
protection and carries out necessary actions for their realization.
With the assistance of experts from the interested ministries, departments, SRI, there
has been developed National strategy for biodiversity preservation (approved by the country
government in April, 1998). This document reflects a condition of bioresources of
Uzbekistan, and Action Plan which is a part of National strategy, defines steps on
performance of the accepted obligations.
Uzbekistan has signed the United Nations Convention on struggle against
desertification in 1995. The national executive agency (Uzgidromet) in 1999 with the
assistance of experts from the profile organizations under support of UNDP has organized
design of the National program of actions on struggle against desertification. This program
provides creation of the mechanism of working out of effective target programs and projects
for convention performance.
There has been accepted the Kioto protocol in 1998 (ratified by Uzbekistan in 1999),
defined ways of performance of the Framework convention of the United Nations on
climate change by the international community. Uzgidromet is appointed as national
executive agency. Necessity of observance of requirements of this Convention is explained
by requirements of present Convention on struggle against global warming of Earth climate.
The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan since first days of formation has
started to undertake considerable efforts in a direction of development of own nature
conservation policy. In particular, there has been spent reorganization in the structure of the
majority of the Ministries, especially great changes occurred in structure of the Ministries
using and supervising use of natural resources. Among the fundamental laws regulating
nature management in the Republic, the “Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on nature
conservation”, passed on 9. December, 1992, establishing legal, economic and
organizational bases of preservation of natural environment condition, rational use of
natural resources.
Nature conservation in Uzbekistan is also regulated by the land, water, forest laws,
Interior legislation (2002), on protection and use of atmospheric air (1996), of fauna (1997),
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