Philippines: Clean Air Act

Pakistan: National Clean Air Act

The Clean Air legislation will aim to control vehicular emissions, pollution from industry and indoor air pollution in rural areas.

Status: Planned; Framework Policy

References: National Environmental Policy

http://www.environment.gov.pk/nep/policy.pdf

Pakistan: National Environmental Policy

Pakistan: National Environmental Quality Standards

This legislation regulates the air emissions and effluents of industry and other big polluters.

Date Implemented: 1993

Status: In Force; Mandatory (but poorly enforced)

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC

Pakistan: Environmental Protection Act (PEPA)

Nigeria: Power Sector Reform Act

This legislation enables private companies to participate in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. It begins the restructuring of the sector and the privatization of the National Electric Power Authority.  It establishes the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to monitor and regulate the power sector as it undergoes these changes.

Date Implemented: 2005

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Nigeria: Vision 2010

Nigeria: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Decree No 86

This law states that before undertaking any project (public or private) which is likely to have a substantial impact on the environment, an Environmental Impact Assessment must be done in order to establish what these impacts will be and how best to cope with them.

Date Implemented: 1992

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Malaysia: Energy Policy in the 8th Malaysia Plan/Five Fuel Policy

Malaysia: National Forestry Policy

This Act designates Permanent Forest Reserves (PFR) for climate and ecology protection, regeneration and rehabilitation, research and sustainable harvesting

Date Implemented: 1978, revised 1993

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Targets: Each state should maintain 47% of land area as forest reserves, long term goal: 50%