Resolution laying down the environmental action strategy for sustainable development in Italy.

By adopting this Resolution, the Interministerial Committee for Economic Programming has approved the document containing the “Environmental Action Strategy for Sustainable Development in Italy 2002-2010”. The document is entirely contained in the Annex attached to the Resolution and it is divided into the following seven Chapters: (1) The Italian Environmental Action Programme; (2) Environmental action instruments (enforcement of legislation in force, environmental impact assessment, tax system, technical and scientific research); (3) Climate and atmosphere (climate change, ozone layer); (4) Nature and biodiversity (biotechnology, soil conservation, desertification, marine and coastal environments); (5) Environmental quality and life quality in urban environments (food safety, genetically modified organisms, air quality); (6) Sustainable use of natural resources and waste management (water resources, waste); (7) Monitoring on the environmental action for sustainable development. In accordance with article 4 of the Resolution, the Ministry of the Environment shall transmit annually to the Interministerial Committee a report dealing with the implementation status of the Strategy hereby laid down.