National Environmental Protection Strategy.

The National Environmental Protection Strategy (Strategy) has been drawn up by the Government of Lithuania in 2015 in order to define the priority areas of the environmental protection policy, long-term objectives up to 2030 and a vision for the Lithuanian environment up to 2050. Its objective is to attain a healthy, clean and safe environment in Lithuanian, which would address the needs of society, environmental protection and the economy in a sustainable way. It is a sectoral strategy with national coverage. The Strategy covers four priority areas: the sustainable use of natural resources and waste management, improvement of the quality of the environment, maintenance of ecosystem stability, and mitigation of climate change and adaptation to environmental changes caused by climate change. It’s a cross-sectoral policy with a national coverage with a 15-year implementation period.