Philippines: National Environmental Education Action Plan (NEEAP) - formerly National Strategy for Environmental Education

Pakistan: National Environmental Master Plan

Clean air, clean water, solid waste management and ecosystem management

Date Implemented: 2001

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC

Nigeria: The Ecological Fund

No details available. 

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Nigeria: National Action Plan to Combat Desertification (NAPCD)

No details available. 

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

Nigeria: Pollution Abatement in Industries and Facilities Generating Waste Regulations

Much of this legislation relates to water and waste management, but it also includes climate relevant provisions. S 17 states that “An industry or facility which is likely to release gaseous, particle, liquid, or solid untreated discharges shall install into its system, appropriate abatement equipment in such manner as may be determined by FEPA”.

Date Implemented: 1991

Malaysia: National Energy 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%

Malaysia: Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations

These Regulations set emission and effluent discharge limits.  They limited emissions from motor vehicles except for motorcycles (which generally make up more than half of all registered motor vehicles in Malaysia)

Date Implemented: 1978

Status: In Force; Mandatory

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC

Malaysia: Environmental Quality Act

This act provides for the prevention, abatement, and control of pollution through licensing, and mandates the conducting of an Environmental Assessment Report for proposed public and private sector projects to determine and prevent or prepare for the environmental consequences of the project. It was brought into effect with the implementation of a subsequent set of specific regulations and laws.

Date Implemented: 1974, ‘85 & ‘95