Identifying priorities for national environmental action plans

Establishing the priorities for a National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) will vary from one country to another depending upon a wide range of factors including existing social and economic conditions (and existing priorities for development); current perceptions of environmental problems, resources available, and political willingness to address environmental problems. The setting of priorities for a NEAP should include the innovative utilization of human and other resources available within a country to produce the maximum effect from existing resources.

1. Setting national priorities
2. Producing national environmental action plans

1. Using environmental management systems in industry
2. Setting priorities for chemicals risk reduction programmes
3. Monitoring priority changes in national environmental action plans
4. Giving higher priority to budgets in sustainable development education and training

1. Restoring environmental damage
2. Measuring sustainability
3. Establishing national water resource priorities
4. Assessing environmental impacts

1. Using strategic environmental assessment tools for biodiversity planning
2. Using multi-criteria analysis in environmental impact assessment
3. Using environmental indicators
4. Developing appropriate methods for identifying hazardous wastes
5. Conducting environmental audits

1. Identifying research needs and priorities for sustainable development
2. Identifying national priorities for conservation of biological diversity
3. Establishing priorities for national environmental health action plans
4. Developing environmental action plan

1. Inactivity
2. Action