Slovakia

Greener Slovakia - Strategy of the Environmental Policy of the Slovak Republic until 2030

Executive

Strategy

Passed in 2019

This document defines a vision until 2030, which takes into account a possible, probable, and the desired future development, identifies the fundamental systemic problems, sets the objectives until 2030 and proposes a framework for measures to improve the current situation, and it also contains basic result indicators that will enable a verification of achieved results. The basic vision of Envirostrategy 2030 is to achieve better environmental quality and sustainable circulation of the economy, which is based on rigorous protection of environmental compartments and using as little non-renewable natural resources and hazardous substances as possible, which will lead to an improvement in health of the population. Environmental protection and sustainable consumption will be part of the general awareness of citizens and policy makers. Through the prevention and adaptation to climate change, the consequences will be as subdued as possible in Slovakia.

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Climate targets in this law

7 targets

By 2030, at least 15% of degraded ecosystems will be restored

LULUCF | Target year: 2030
By 2030, organic farming will account for at least 13.5% of the total agricultural land

Agriculture | Target year: 2030
In national parks classified under IUCN management category II of protected areas, the core zone will be without a human intervention. This will be 50% of the total area of the national park by 2025 and 75% by 2030.

LULUCF | Target year: 2030
By 2035, the land-filling rate will be reduced to less than 25%

Waste | Target year: 2035
By 2030, the municipal waste recycling rate will be increased to 60%

Waste | Target year: 2030
Target reduction of GHG emissions in sectors of emissions trading by 43% and outside of these sectors by at least 20%, compared to 2005.

Economy-wide | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2005
Targets reductions in SO2 by 82%; NOx by 50%; NMVOC by 32%; NH3 by 30% and PM2,5 by 49% by 2030

Health | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2005