19 January 2018
19.01.2018 - The Head of the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency, Ilir Morina, presented today before the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development, Environment, and Spatial Planning, the Annual Environmental Status Report for the year 2016.
In his presentation to the committee, he presented the legal basis of the report, its structure, the main findings, and the recommendations arising from the report, including the main environmental sectors: air, soil, water, nature, and waste. Also, the main environmental problems and the measures taken by the relevant institutions to overcome these problems, the projects that were implemented, and the budget allocated for the environment were presented.
The CEO of AMMK also answered the questions and interests of the commission members on issues related to the findings of the Report as well as other environmental issues faced by the environment of Kosovo. The commission also gave relevant recommendations on certain issues which AMMK will take as a basis in preparing future environmental status reports. According to the legal procedures foreseen for the approval of the report, the Parliamentary Commission for Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development, Environment, and Spatial Planning must submit the Annual Environmental Status Report for 2016 for further approval in the Assembly of Kosovo. For more, see: The CEO's presentation to the Commission Annual Environmental Status Report 2016 (without annexes)