The weekly cabinet meeting, held here at the Peace Palace this morning under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, approved the draft Code on Environment and Natural Resources.
According to H.E. Phay Siphan, Minister Delegate Attached to the Prime Minister and Head of the Royal Government Spokesperson Unit, the draft code is aimed to strengthen and improve the management of environment; protection, conservation and restoration of natural resources, biodiversity and ecological functions, and sustainable living.
The draft code, composed of 12 chapters and 888 articles, will also expand the possibility of ministries, institutions and social milieus to further take part in environmental protection and natural resources and biodiversity management and preservation, he added.
The drafting process took nearly eight years to complete with comprehensive inputs from relevant ministries and institutions.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP)