Governmental institution for environmental management

1. Environment management is basically a science to
manage the environment appropriately and
efficiently .It implies rational use of resources.
The government of all developed countries , as well as
the majority of developing countries have
government department or agencies devoted to
monitoring and protecting the environment

2.  US Federal agency
 National Environmental Policy Act[1969]
 Encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man
his envt
 Prevent or eliminate damage to the envt and biosphere
 Stimulate the health and welfare of man

3.  Founded by UNEP in 1976
 Its headquarters are in London
 Its first director was Mr. JonTinker
 That commissions original articles on environmental matters
,and sells them as features to news papers and magazines
,especially in developing countries
 Earthscan was originally founded by International Institute
for Environment and Development

4.  Independent federal agency
 Established in 1970
 Dealing with the pollution of water,air,soil and with
nuisances caused by noise
 Its headquarters are in Ireland

5.  Established in 1957
 Initially the community was joined by six countries
 In 1973 ,these six were joined by Britain and Denmark and Ireland
then by Greece in 1981 .Spain and Portugal were the last two
countries to join
 Now, it has become community of 12 democratic nations
 The community has concrete political and economic structure
 The social objectives of EEC include the construction and
implementation of a coordinated policy for envtl improvement
and conservation of species and natural resources'

6.  It was founded as a specialized agency of UN in 1945
 FAO oppose the destruction of ecosystem as a consequence
of agricultural expansion
 It assist organizations that protect the agricultural from
grain-devouring birds
 Prevention of envtl ill effects from the use of
fertilizers,pesticides,herbicides

7.  Other environmental related activities of FAO are:
_ preparation of world soil map
_ Establishment of regional forestry commission
_Technical assistance in land use planning

8.  IAEA is an independent intergovernmental organization
within the United National System
 Objectives
 To accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy
in to peace ,health and prosperity throughout the world
 To deal with scientific and commercial utilization of atomic
energy
 To ensure that as assistance provided by it or under its

9.  UN agency -1919
 140 member nations as of January ,1980
 Safety and health of employees in the occupational envt
 Since 1969 a joint ILO_WHO committee on occupational
health has studied problems and standards of air –borne
pollutants
 Its headquarters are in Geneva and Switzerland

10.  International UN agency
 It was established in 1948
 It has 101 member nations as of January 1,1980
 In 1982 its name was changed from Intergovernmental
maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO)

11.  To regulate the aspects of operation of ship including
pollution seas, primarily by oil.
 To prevent pollution
 To provide remedies when prevention fail
 To assist development of jurisdictional powers to prescribe
and enforce pollution control standards through
intergovernmental cooperation

12.  The official body ,founded by Britain by Act of Parliament in 1973
 Responsible for conservation of flora and fauna ,geological
and physiographical features throughout Great Britain
 It establishes and maintains National Natural Reserves
 Gives advice and education on nature conservation and carries
out research in to related topics
 It is financed by the Department of Environment
 The NCC has replaced the Natural Conservancy ,formed in 1949

13.  It is an Indian government ministry
 The ministry is responsible for planning, promoting ,coordinating
and overseeing the implementation of envmtl and forestry
programmes in the country
 The main activities undertaken by ministry include conservation
and survey of the flora of India and fauna of India ,forests and
other wilderness areas; prevention and control of pollution
;afforestaion ,and land degradation mitigation
 It is responsible for the administration of the national park of
India