Decree No. 142 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Strategy for environmental protection for the period of 2013-2017. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Sustainable development Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Monitoring Protected area Education Water supply Potable water Sewerage Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Decree states that the national ecological policy shall be aimed at the total environmental system ensuring optimal parameters of human living environment. The priority shall be to ensure sustainable development. The scope of the Program shall be to ensure qualitative state of environment, introduction of efficient nature management methods, and promotion of ecological science and ecological education with a view of achievement of sustainable development. The aforesaid goal shall be reached through: (a) rational and complex nature management; (b) introduction of ecofriendly processes and technologies; (c) environmental monitoring; (d) extension of protected areas network; and (e) qualitative water supply to the population and improvement of sewerage systems. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz