Iran: The Second Five-Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan

All economic and social activities must be performed within the constraints of environmental and biodiversity conservation and management. All major development projects (productive and infrastructure) must have Environmental Impact Assessment; Any major industrial and mining activities must be conducted consistently with ecologically sustainable development principles and within the framework of environmental standards and regulations; Natural resource exploitation of must be sustainable in the long-term, balancing the need for economic value, environmental protection and inter-generation equity; and domestic energy consumption must aim to minimize adverse environmental effects (e.g. pollution, move from oil to gas, or preferably to renewable sources such as solar energy). Iran has given preference to the development of hydropower in the past two Five Year plans.

Date Implemented: 1994- 1999

Status: Ended

References: National CBD Reports, http://www.caspianenvironment.org/biodiversity/iran/forth.htm http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/cnpp2003/CNPP_Webpage/coun...