The bill (Reg.
No.7053) ratifies the National Environmental Policy Strategy of Ukraine till
the year 2020 that analyzes the
use and protection
of the natural
resources in Ukraine; sets the
aim and the
principles of the national environmental
policy, strategic aims and goals,
tools and stages of implementation
of the national
environmental policy, expected results of implementation of the Strategy.
The aim of the national environmental policy is preservation and renewal of the ecosystem in Ukraine for harmonic co-existence of organic and inorganic nature, balanced use of the natural resources, renewal of the resources and social development, support of the environmentally safe conditions for the public health.
Adjusting the bill for the second reading, the Committee took into account the guidelines of the Committee hearings on the National Environmental Policy Strategy of Ukraine till 2020 held in October 2010. The Ministry of Environmental Protection, the State Water Economy Committee, and other public executive authorities support the bill.