27-2 Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management

Summary

The purposes of this law are: (1) to protect [and] promote environmental quality and public health through the prevention, reduction, and control of pollution, (2) to assess the environmental impact of all proposed projects prior to the issuance of a decision by the Royal Government, (3) to ensure the rational and sustainable conservation, development, management, and use of the natural resources of the Kingdom of Cambodia, (4) to encourage and enable the public to participate in environmental protection and natural resource management, (5) to suppress any acts that cause harm to the environment. The Ministry of Environment shall collaborate with concerned ministries to require the owners or responsible persons of factories, pollution sources, industrial sites, or sites of natural resource development activity: (1) to install or use monitoring equipment, (2) to provide samples, (3) to prepare or maintain and submit [for] review records and reports.

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Issuer

Cambodia

Year

1996

Region

Asia

Issuer (type)

Ministry of the Environment (Government)

Policy Type

Disclosure

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Main industries targeted

Finance & Insurance
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
Transportation & Warehousing
Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas Extraction

Restrictiveness

Very Low

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 14: Life Below Water
SDG 15: Life on Land
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals