The Republic of Serbia recognizes and supports global strategic goals for biodiversity - 'Aichi targets', adopted during the Conference of the Parties of the Convention in Nagoya in October 2010. Source: Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Republic of Serbia The Biodiversity Strategy and its Action Plan are in full accordance with the Serbian National Sustainable Development Strategy, which envisages the achieving of the level of allocation for environmental protection at 1.5% of GDP by 2014, whereas this allocation for environmental protection is set at 2.5% in 2017, which corres...[more]
According to the Annual Program draft, the anticipated amount of funding for energy efficiency raising projects is RSD 1,300,000,000.00 (approximately EUR 1 300 000). These funds are anticipated to be given as grants. Source: The Law on Environmental Protection Fund (Official Gazette No 72/09 and 101/11), provides the adoption of the Annual Program for Financing Energy Efficiency Projects in 2012. The annual programme has been adopted in first quarter of 2012 (March, 2012). According to the Annual Program draft, the anticipated amount of funding for energy efficiency raising projects is RSD...[more]
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism is an organizational network of tourism stakeholders of the public and private sectors, non-profits, UN agencies and programmes, international organizations and academic institutions. Partner organizations share the common vision and understanding of the goal of "sustainable tourism" and collaborate internationally, regionally or nationally to transform tourism globally. The mission is to transform the way tourism is done worldwide by building partnerships to support the implementation of sustainable tourism practices at destinations through adop...[more]
The IHO capacity building programme seeks to assess and advise on how countries can best meet their international obligations and serve their own best interests by providing appropriate hydrographic and nautical charting services. Such services directly support safety of navigation, safety of life at sea, efficient sea transportation and the wider use of the seas and oceans in a sustainable way, including the protection of the marine environment, coastal zone management, fishing, marine resource exploration and exploitation, maritime boundary delimitation, maritime defence and security, and o...[more]
Serbia developed stimulating feed-in tariff system for energy produced from renewable sources in power plants with a capacity of less than 10 MW. Source: Serbia developed stimulating feed-in tariff system for energy produced from renewable sources in power plants with a capacity of less than 10 MW. Feed-in tariffs are guaranteed for every renewable energy source for the period of 12 years with a possibility for extension.
Waste policy and legislation, adopted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia in 2003, includes National waste management strategy. Source: The Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Republic of Serbia Waste management in the Republic of Serbia is based on a number of laws, bylaws and regulations (almost 30) which have to be harmonized with the EU legislation. Waste policy and legislation includes National waste management strategy. This policy determines creation of Regions/Districts for waste management. Taking into account specific conditions and waste management practices in the...[more]