It is generally considered to be quite good and addresses priority issues, steps and actions to be taken, and tools and mechanisms to be introduced. Additional revisions are required, however, to make existing policies more practical to implement at the regional and local levels, as environmental management responsibilities are increasingly shifting there. The policy also refers to the activities of other Ministries. A new department for environmental policy has been recently established in the Ministry of Environment. The environmental law is also generally considered as good, however certain improvements and amendments are required.
Law enforcement is far from ideal.
In some ways the strictness of existing laws obstructs enforcement as the laws are sometimes unrealistically stringent and do not allow for flexible solutions. Environmental monitoring is important for enforcement and current resources committed to the State Environmental Inspectorate should be greater. A National Environmental Strategy was formulated in 1992 in cooperation with the World Bank, however, its implementation has been very limited. While certain individuals within the MoE are responsible for policy development there is no separate office or department for environmental policy. New environmental laws are needed in many areas.