The Government is planning to set up a legally enforceable regulatory mechanism for the conservation of wetland as envisaged in National Environment Policy, 2006. Recognizing the value of wetlands and taking cognizance of the facts that their does not yet exist a formal system of wetland regulation, National Environmental Policy, 2006 sought to set up a legally enforceable mechanism for wetlands to prevent their degradation and enhance their conservation. In pursuance of the policy resolution, a multi-disciplinary expert group was constituted and a draft regulatory framework on Wetland Conservation has been put on the website (moef.nic.in) for wider consultations.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply to a question by Prof. (Dr.) Ranjan Prasad Yadav in Lok Sabha today.
Source: PIB, GOI, 4th Aug, 2010
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