The Parliamentary Committee on the Environment met today, Wednesday, 30 March 2022, and discussed the following issues:
1.The need to re-establish the Poaching Suppression Unit and take measures to combat poaching of endemic game and wild game.
(Self-examination following a recommendation by Mr. Nikos Kettirou, Mr. Andreas Kaukalias and Ms. Marina Nikolaou)
(File No. 23.04.039.026-2022)
The Committee began, in the presence of representatives of the relevant government departments and stakeholders, the discussion of the above-mentioned item registered under the ex officio procedure, in the context of which it was informed about the complaints and grievances expressed regarding the increase in poaching after the dissolution of the Anti-Poaching Unit of the Motorized Rapid Action Unit (MAPU) in 2019.
Discussion will continue at the next meeting of the Committee.
2.The Waste (Construction and Demolition Waste Management) Regulations 2021.
(No. Ref. 23.03.058.069-2021)
The Committee continued its discussion of the above regulations, the purpose of which is to improve the existing legislative framework for the management of (A.Waste) through its prevention, reduction and proper management, with the aim of protecting the environment and human health, with minimum nuisance, and achieving the relevant European recycling target, which was set at 70% of waste, by weight, by 2020. The discussion on this issue will continue at the next meeting of the Committee.
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