MYANMAR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (formerly known as Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry) established Environmental Conservation Department in 2012. According to the sub-section (k) of Section (7) of Environmental Conservation Law (No. 9/2012), it is to establish the system of environmental impact assessment system and sub-section (e) of Section (2) of Environmental Conservation Rules (No. 50/2014) permits third party individual/person and organizations to conduct Environmental Impact Assessment. Until 25 th July 2016, there were 32 local third party organizations that were in service under the permit of Environmental Conservation Department and transitional registration certificate were given to 55 third party individuals/person and 37 number of local third party organizations on 20 th July 2017.

Also known as: MEAA, Myanmar, Myanmar Environmental Assessment Association