Describe international control and state management of environmental quality

International cooperation in the field of environmental protection and nature is usually carried out under the scheme: international meetings - the conclusion of contracts - the creation of international governmental and non-governmental organizations - development and coordination of environmental safety programs. The solution to this complex task essentially possible only through concerted international cooperation. Significant efforts of the Russian Federation and foreign partners in this field in accordance with the United Nations Environment Programm made it possible to develop and adopt the following international documents: the Declaration of the Stockholm Conference on the Environment UNPO, Lima Declaration of Guidelines on Auditing, the World Conservation Strategy, the Charter of entrepreneurial activity in the interests of sustainable development, the international Convention on environmental impact assessment in the context of trans boarded, the declaration of the UN Conference on environment and sustainable development, etc., as well as the creation of international governmental and non-governmental organizations:

- United Nations Environment Programm, in 1972, with headquarters in Nairobi;

- UNESCO "Man and Biosphere" program since 1971, with headquarters in Paris;

- Lucerne Ministerial Declaration on the formation of organizational infrastructure, 1993;

- World Health Organization;

- World meteorological organization;

- International Union for Conservation of Nature, 1948, headquartered in Gland;

- Green Cross International, since 1993, with headquarters in The Hague, and others.

Besides the UN and UNESCO, the Council of Europe work in the field of environmental protection, the European Community, Economic Commission for Europe, the Community and other northern countries. Protection of the environment in modern conditions of development of industry, transport, public services and agriculture is one of the most important problems of ecological safety of our state. Improving the efficiency of state control in the field of environmental protection and nature involves strengthening state control bodies by eliminating duplication in the implementation of monitoring and enforcement functions and create a mechanism to protect the rights of citizens and organizations in the course of such activities.State control in the field of environmental protection and nature must have full authority to make independent and objective decisions on all matters related to the implementation of inspections or enforcement actions.Development of the system of state control in the field of environmental protection and nature should be directed to: - To create a model that would help governments to identify the key characteristics of an effective system of enforcement and promote compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and would contribute to institutional reform of state control bodies in the field of environmental protection and nature in the long term;

- To promote cooperation and exchange of information between all actors involved in the enforcement of environmental legislation, including public authorities, industry, non-governmental organizations and the general public;
- The mandatory implementation of production control as an important tool of environmental management systems;

- A clear definition of responsibilities at all levels of action for the implementation of environmental protection measures;

- Providing legal and social guarantees for officials responsible for control in the field of environment and nature.


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