Environmental Law in Pakistan - IUCN
Environmental Law in Pakistan - IUCN
Environmental Law in Pakistan - IUCN
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Dur<strong>in</strong>g the last two decades, environmental law <strong>in</strong><strong>Pakistan</strong> has matured <strong>in</strong>to a legal discipl<strong>in</strong>e with itsown identity. It is def<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the broadest sense to <strong>in</strong>cludethe management of biological and other natural resourcesas well as the control of pollution and hazardous materials.The environmental legal regime <strong>in</strong> force <strong>in</strong> the countrytoday consists of legislation enacted over a period of morethan 125 years, cover<strong>in</strong>g subjects that range from speciesto sectors to activities. The law govern<strong>in</strong>g natural resourcemanagement <strong>in</strong> <strong>Pakistan</strong> is compiled and analysed <strong>in</strong>these volumes—a unique resource to be used now, toensure the future.