Resolution No. 53 of 2010 of Government of Adjara on Charter of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Division

This Resolution adopts the charter of the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Division of Adjara. It consists of eight articles: General provisions (1); Scope of work and objectives of the Division (2); Authority of the Division (3); Organization of the management of the Division, and the rights and duties of the management (4); System within the Division (5); Competences of structural units of the Division (6); Amendments to the charter (7); and Reorganization and liquidation of the Division (8). The objectives of the Division include maintaining a safe environment for public health, and protection of environment from harmful impact; protection of ambient air; prevention of pollution of water, protection of water, and rational use of water resources based on sustainable development principles; participation in assessing hazardous substances and informing the public about the danger of hazardous substances; and protection of authentic natural and cultural environment and its specific components, including plant life, wildlife, biodiversity, landscape, cultural and natural monuments in the forest, and endangered plant species; and studying and assessing dangerous geological processes (disasters), and developing the system of forecast and informational database.