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N R& Environm- Water & Energy
•Academic ental protection Council
Institutions
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(MOEST, eral
MOFSC Funding
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Protection Local Dev.
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Cons)
Enforcement of the Environmental Laws in
Nepal
Environmental laws in Nepal can be divided into two
Broad categories
Direct Laws: legal provisions designed specifically for
the protection of the environment Such as the EPA
1996, EPR 1997, EIA guidelines 1993.
Indirect laws: legal provisions that indirectly
influence the environmental management process
and aimed at promoting sector specific development
programs such as Pesticide Act 1992, Industrial
Enterprise Act 1992, the Forest Act 1993 etc.