The development of common partnership and interuniversitary scientific research according to the principle of sustainable development Environmental protection

The development of common partnership and interuniversitary scientific

research according to the principle of sustainable development

Environmental protection session

Hungary, NyiregyhazaHungary, Nyiregyhaza

15.04.2010

Two countries, one goal, joint success!

Environmental Protection Environmental Protection

and and

Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development


Hungary, Nyiregyhaza, 15.04.2010

Sustainable development is defined as the process of development that meets the need of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their need.

The idea of sustainable development emerged from the Brundtland report of 1987 titled “Our Common Future”, through which it was recognized that the natural resources are exhaustible.Consequently there was a global change in approach towards the developmental processes.

The Brundtland Report or the report of the world commission on Environment and Development emphasized the following three points, which according Kofi Annan, are pillars of sustainable development. They are:

- Economic growth- Social progress- Protection of the Environment together with the natural

resources



The report was time appropriate in view of the global change which includes the following facts:

- Climate change- arising out of material development and without impact assessment, climate change is directly responsible for enhanced global disasters like polar ice cap melting, magnitude of sea born disasters etc.

- Biological invasions- technologies directed at altering the basics of biodiversity and nullifying the species barriers through the transgenic which fail the desired results.

- Biodiversity loss- owing to lack of understanding the importance of biodiversity, from food through health and ecological consequences to biological inter-relationships are very often forgotten.

- Land use- owing to lack of proper vision and far sight there is nothing called land use plan consequent up on which the quantum of arable land is diminishing when the population and hunger is rising.



Consequent to the above facts the following impacts were recognized

- Scarcity of water, fresh water and especially drinking water true to its definition.

- Land and soil- especially arable land at a time of increasing urbanization and decreasing agricultural land owing to population explosion; over exploited soil due to green revolution practices.

- Energy - depleting energy resources like fossil fuels of petroleum crude and coal and limited availability from alternative sources like solar and wind etc.

- Pollutions- due to non sustainable industrialization, green revolution and implementation of non sustainable developmental practices, all habitats of life like air, water, land and food today stand highly polluted

- Population explosion- unchecked and unplanned population growth is taking place which by itself exerting tremendous pressure on planets life support systems.

- Poverty- more than 70% of the population in the developing countries today are living below the poverty line; a great majority of them do not own a house and a source of regular income, no land of their own to grow food and feed themselves.



Romanian institution for environmental protection:Romanian institution for environmental protection:

- The central environmental protection authority is Ministry - The central environmental protection authority is Ministry of Waters, Forests and Environmental Protection of Waters, Forests and Environmental Protection

- MWFEP works through its local Environmental Protection - MWFEP works through its local Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA)-one in each county (41) and Bucharest .Agencies (EPA)-one in each county (41) and Bucharest .

- The Environmental Protection Agencies carry out at - The Environmental Protection Agencies carry out at territorial level the prerogatives and responsibilities of territorial level the prerogatives and responsibilities of the central environmental protection authority the central environmental protection authority

- They are subordinated and draw up reports on the activities - They are subordinated and draw up reports on the activities performed throughout the financial year and on the performed throughout the financial year and on the application of the environmental programs application of the environmental programs

- Ministry of Waters, Forests and Environment Protection - Ministry of Waters, Forests and Environment Protection coordinate the activity of the Institute of Research and coordinate the activity of the Institute of Research and Engineering for Environment, the Institute of Meteorology Engineering for Environment, the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, the Institute of Marine Research, the and Hydrology, the Institute of Marine Research, the Institute of Research for Forests and the Institute for Institute of Research for Forests and the Institute for Research “Danube Delta”.Research “Danube Delta”.




Hungarian institution for environmental protection is:Hungarian institution for environmental protection is:

- the Ministry of Environment and Water - the Ministry of Environment and Water - The aim of the Ministry of Environment and Water is the - The aim of the Ministry of Environment and Water is the

realization of a liberal program which is based on realization of a liberal program which is based on environmental conscience and sustainable development.environmental conscience and sustainable development.

- The Ministry's mission is to be a portfolio that, - The Ministry's mission is to be a portfolio that, through its work and its consistent leading role, through its work and its consistent leading role, encourages green thought to penetrate the conscience encourages green thought to penetrate the conscience and actions of every political - economical decision and actions of every political - economical decision maker and every citizen of Hungary. The green maker and every citizen of Hungary. The green portfolio has to be the Ministry of future generations portfolio has to be the Ministry of future generations not only of the Ministry of today.not only of the Ministry of today.

The Ministry's objective is to provide a more livable The Ministry's objective is to provide a more livable Hungary and secure future for future generations by Hungary and secure future for future generations by means of decisions taken today.means of decisions taken today.




Environmental Protection principles: principles: 1. States shall establish specific national 1. States shall establish specific national standards, including emission, quality, product, and standards, including emission, quality, product, and process standards, designed to prevent harm to the process standards, designed to prevent harm to the environment or to restore or enhance environmental environment or to restore or enhance environmental quality quality 2. States shall take appropriate measures to 2. States shall take appropriate measures to prevent transboundary environmental harm.prevent transboundary environmental harm. 3. Transboundary natural resources should be used 3. Transboundary natural resources should be used in a reasonable and equitable manner, and States should in a reasonable and equitable manner, and States should cooperate with other States in the conservation and cooperate with other States in the conservation and restoration of such natural resources. restoration of such natural resources. 4. States have an obligation to protect and 4. States have an obligation to protect and preserve the atmosphere and to take appropriate preserve the atmosphere and to take appropriate measures with regard to activities under their measures with regard to activities under their jurisdiction or control to prevent, reduce, or control jurisdiction or control to prevent, reduce, or control any atmospheric interference or significant risk any atmospheric interference or significant risk thereof, which threatens harm to human health, the thereof, which threatens harm to human health, the community of life, or ecosystems. community of life, or ecosystems.



Environmental Protection principles: principles:

5. States shall ensure the conservation and where 5. States shall ensure the conservation and where necessary the regeneration of soils for all living necessary the regeneration of soils for all living systems by taking effective measures to prevent soil systems by taking effective measures to prevent soil erosion erosion 6. Nature shall be secured against degradation 6. Nature shall be secured against degradation caused by warfare or other military activities caused by warfare or other military activities 7. States shall prohibit the intentional 7. States shall prohibit the intentional introduction into the environment of alien or modified introduction into the environment of alien or modified organisms which are likely to have adverse effects on organisms which are likely to have adverse effects on other organisms or the environment. other organisms or the environment. 8. States shall take, individually or jointly as 8. States shall take, individually or jointly as appropriate, all measures necessary to prevent, reduce, appropriate, all measures necessary to prevent, reduce, and control pollution, giving special attention to the and control pollution, giving special attention to the disposal in an environmentally safe manner of disposal in an environmentally safe manner of radioactive, toxic, and other hazardous wastes that radioactive, toxic, and other hazardous wastes that cannot be reused or recycled. cannot be reused or recycled.

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