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Otar Shamugia: "From September 2023, the control of the visible emissions from vehicles on the road began in 4 cities - Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi and Rustavi".

"More than 5,000 vehicle owners were fined for non-compliance with the emission standards set limits. Last year, the export of catalysts from the country was banned to combat the harmful practice of r...
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Otar Shamugia: "From 2024, the Euro 5 emission standard for cars will be introduced in the country".

During the presentation of the 2023 report to the Parliament, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture discussed several steps taken to minimize atmospheric air pollution, pointing out...
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Otar Shamugia: "Approximately 51 active enterprises are subject to continuous self-monitoring of emissions of harmful substances; 31 of mentioned businesses have already registered in the electronic system of the Ministry, while 11 of these enterprises are currently installing the equipment’’

" Reducing atmospheric air pollution, particularly in urban and industrial areas, is one of the top environmental priorities of the country, and one of the challenges we face in this direction is rela...
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Otar Shamugia: "Georgia has taken significant steps to develop civil safety and disaster risk management systems, both at the central and local levels".

The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr Otar Shamugia, presented the 2023 report to the Parliament, where he addressed issues regarding preventing severe consequences of frequent ...
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Otar Shamugia: "The Department of Environmental Supervision has been completely re-equipped. Inspectors and environmental rapid response mobile teams were provided with state-of-the-art technical tools and equipment".

" Despite our best efforts, the frequency of facts involving illegal forest usage remains challenging. In 2023, we increased the number of forest rangers in the Forestry Agency to 500 to enhance fores...
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Otar Shamugia: "Over 5000 hectares of forest area have undergone forest restoration measures during the past few years. Until 2030, the forest restoration /planting works will be carried out on at least 20,000 ha of area".

The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr. Otar Shamugia, emphasized the importance of forestry sector reform while presenting the 2023 report of the Ministry at the Parliament of G...
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Otar Shamugia: "Over the last ten years, the territory of protected areas has increased by 393,000 hectares, covering 912,862 hectares, or 13.1% of the country's territory. Today, Georgia has 100 protected areas."

"The draft law of Georgia on Biological Diversity has been developed in compliance with European directives, approved by the Government, and submitted to the Parliament for consideration," said the Mi...