Press Release

July 30, 2009
  • Environmental Policy

Report of the Study Group on the Environmental Impact Assessment System Released

To research the status of the implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment process based on the law of the same name, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has held ten meetings of the Study Group on the Environment Impact Assessment System since June, 2008. The Study Group compiled and released a report, whose purpose is to reveal points of future investigation by analyzing the enforcement status and issues in the Environmental Impact Assessment System. It covers those points under discussion in full detail. On the basis of this report, an appropriate Environmental Impact Assessment System will be further discussed at the Central Environment Council.

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