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Natural Resources Management & monitoring Unit of the Central Environmental Authority, holds the responsibility of management of country's natural resources ,through assisting other relevant agencies involved in management of natural resources, and guiding and coordination with the Provincial and District offices of the Authority..
Functions of this unit include declaring Environmental Protected Areas, issuance of Environmental Reccommendations for non-prescribed projects, formulation of regulations under the provisions of the National Environmental Act, preparation, development and publishing of Environmental Guidelines pertaining to management of natural resources, and implementation of National Wetland Action Plan.
Implementation of the National Wetland Action Plan
National Wetland Policy has been published in 2006.Implementation of National Wetland Management Action Plan has been initiated. National Wetland Day which falls on 02nd of February, is celebrated annually.
Declaring of Environmental Protection Areas
The National Environmental Act No.47 of 1980 has provisions which allows the Central Environmental Authority to declare specific areas as Environmental protection Areas by the CEA through an order published in a Gazette. Once the CEA declares an area as an Environmental Protection area, any planning scheme or project in a protected area under the provision of any law which is in conflict with any provision of the National Environmental Act, ceases to operate in that area.
As per the provisions of the NEA, the following areas have been declared as Environmental Protection Areas. |
