On Sunday, the Montenegrin Parliament will mark 30 years since the declaration of Montenegro as an ecological state.
Special sessions will be held on the plateau in front of Black Lake in Žabljak, and will start at 14 p.m.
At the round table held on Monday on the occasion of this jubilee, it was said that environmental protection is an issue that transcends national borders and that Montenegro is facing a challenging period of establishing European and ecological standards in that area.
The President of the Committee for Tourism, Agriculture, Ecology and Spatial Planning, Dragan Krapović, assessed that, regardless of constant progress in the field of ecology, its essence is sometimes lost from sight.
"Ecology gives us knowledge about the interdependence of people and nature and information based on which we understand how to respond to pollution and predict future climate changes," said Krapović.
He emphasized the importance of raising the level of environmental awareness among citizens and highlighting their role and contribution to environmental protection.
From the non-governmental sector, they assessed that it is necessary to make an additional effort to achieve compliance with European Union standards, as well as that spatial planning documents at all levels and management plans for protected areas are missing.
The need for sustainable use of natural resources was pointed out, bearing in mind their excessive exploitation.
"When it comes to legal regulation, it was said that it is largely harmonized with EU legislation, but that implementation is mostly lacking," the Assembly said.
At the round table, as stated, the need to use waste as a resource was highlighted, which reduces the number of landfills, and thus preserves the health of the population.
It was said that the economy cannot be developed at the expense of ecology, that oil wells, illegal construction and nature protection are not compatible activities.
The members of the Committee believe that it is necessary to adopt a spatial plan for Montenegro, which should include the ecological dimension to the most significant extent.
The Assembly stated that the need for the formation of a special ministry that has ecology and the environment in its responsibilities was pointed out, as well as the need for better coordination, especially between local and central authorities.
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