Māris kļaviņŠ, azamat azizov, JĀnis zaļoksnis environment, pollution, development: the case of uzbekistan

 11.5. 
 Environmental management system – 
from vision to implementation
Environ mental protection is a set of measures of environ mental 
quality preservation and sustain able use of natural resources, 
whereas its purpose is to eliminate, mitigate or prevent environ-
mental damage. Environ mental management system is a continuously 
repeated cycle of planning, implementation, outcome evaluation and 
more precise definition and improvement of further action. It is used 
in state and local government as well as in commerce – in order to 
identify and implement environ mental quality improvement goals.
This approach helps to ensure continuous im prove ments and 
achievements. The set of measures includes:
 
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planning of the overall process, starting with the en vi ron-
mental situation assessment for the purpose of setting goals;
 
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actions required for pilot projects ran for the purpose of 
gaining experience and knowledge and becoming prepared 
for the main tasks;
 
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control of the process and situation changes, including 
monitoring to make adjustments if necessary;
 
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implementation of the process to achieve the set objectives, 
evaluating performance at regular intervals to determine 
whether the achievements match the plans.

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Agreement on the vision and its approval
Determination of the problems and their causes
Setting objectives
Problem prioritisation
Approval of objectives
Determination of the conditions for action
Development of programmes to accomplish objectives
Implementation and control of the action plan
Further development of the process