Environmental protection institutions in Poland

Lawmaking and law Environmental policyEnvironmental protection

institutionsNon –governmental organizations

Nature protection law is laid down by the Parliament and the Senate.

Minister of Environment executes the law and issues the regulation regarded to

conservation and environmental protection. Some of the regulations, for example of

establishing a national park, are issued by the Council of Ministers.

Who deals with environmental protection in Poland?

Acts of Environmental Protection in Poland

The obligation to protect the natural environment is governed by the Act of

Environmental Protection on

27th April , 2001

(Dz.U. Nr 62 poz. 627 z późniejszymi zmianami).

Acts of Environmental Protection in Poland

The obligation to protect the natural environment is governed by

Natural Protection Law on

16th April 2004

Acts of Environmental Protection in Poland

The obligation to protect the natural environment is governed by

Protection and Development of  Environment on 31st January,1980.

Ministry of Environment

In the Ministry of Environment the person who is responsible for the conservation of nature is the Under-Secretary of State, Chief Nature Conservator.

In voivodeships, the pertinent authority is represented by the Provincial Governor (Voivode), who represents the government and the state administration in the province (voivodship). The Provincial Nature Conservator deals with the matters regarded to the nature protection at the area of a particular voivodeship.

Chief Nature Conservator

directly supervises the implementation of tasks resulting from: the Environmental Protection ActEnvironmental LawAct of GMO ( 22nd June, 2001)

Chief Nature Conservator coordinates the process of organizing and functioning the net of Nature 2000 areas.

Advisory Institutions

the State Council for Nature Conservation consisting of outstanding scientists and specialist in nature protection

the provincial boards for nature conservation at the voivodeship level.

at the lowest level - gimna (commune) - the decisions concerning nature conservation and environmental protection are made by the departments of environmental protection of the city councils and the commune offices. All these decisions are performed by mayors or town/city presidents.

The State Council for Nature Conservation

is a consultative and advisory body responsible for natural protection that works directly at the Minister of Environment . It expresses their own opinion regarded to the natural protection matters and send the conclusions to the particular institutions.

The State Council consists of 40 members ,who are chosen by the Minister of Environment for five year period.

Advisory body

At municipal or commune offices there are departments that deal with the matters of nature conservation and environmental.

Non –governmental organizations

Apart from the state institutions dealing with natural protection , there are non – governmental organizations which also take action on environmental protection .

They are not on a state budget.

General Board for Environmental Protection

A new institution founded in 2008 to manage the Natura 2000 areas, takes environmental decision related to building motorways and controling the influence of new investments on the natural environment.

Polish Non – Governmental Organizations

http://www.lop.pl/

Natural Protection League ( LOP)

http://www.klubgaja.pl/

Gaja Club

http://www.polskiklubekologiczny.org/

Polish Ecological Club

Organisations and institutions connected with natural protection

Ministry of Environment Chief Inspectorate for Natural Protection National Fund for Environmental Protection

and Water ManagementEcofundNatural Protection Bank