and humanitarian one (including teaching the Romanian and Gagauz languages in
schools).
VIII. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
1. To develop a global strategy on environment, which to regulate institutional
reforms aiming at implementing and observing environment legislation.
2. To implement institutional reform by reorganising the environment central
authority and subordinated authorities, in order to develop capacities to implement
policies in environment sector and manage environment components.
3. To integrate principles on environment preservation, protection and
recovery, green economic development and adaption to climate changes in all sectors
of national economy.
4. To create an integrated environment quality monitoring and control system,
by implementing efficient regulatory and control mechanisms: integrated
environment licenses, economic tools, green taxes, producer enlarged liability, etc.
5. To restore, protect and preserve biological diversity by expanding woods
areas up to 15% of Moldova’s territory and state-protected natural areas up to 8%, as
well as ensuring the efficient and sustainable management of natural ecosystems.
6. To increase the level of environmental education and culture of citizens, by
including environmental education in the formal education system, as well as by
providing access to appropriate instruments and materials for non-formal and
informal environmental education.
7. To set up an integrated environment information system and provide access
to environment information.
8. To improve the quality of surface waters by implementing integrated water
management system based on drainage basin principle.
9. To increase citizens’ access to safe quality drinking water supply systems
and sanitation services.
10. To restore and improve the quality of soils, land sustainable development,
environmental reconstruction of degraded lands, of those affected by slides and of
areas of protection of farmlands.
11. To sustainably manage, protect and preserve useful mineral resources,
including petroleum and gas resources.
14. To implement measures to reduce air pollution, including by transport
means and economic activities.
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