1. Report on reforms in environmental policy and reconstruction Bosnia and Herzegovina 8th REReP Task Force meeting September 23, 2005 Brussels, Belgium

2. Development of legal and policy framework Law on Environmental Protection of B&H - draft According with entities set of environmental laws - drafting of secondary legislation in both entities (approx. 50 regulations) Setting up Agency for Environmental Protection of B&H Institutional Strengthening of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Economic Relations (established Department for Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection) Setting up Fond for Environmental Protection in both entities (to the end of year) Implementation Mid-Term Development Strategy of B&H/PRSP - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in Bosnia and Herzegovina (adopted February 5, 2004 by Council of Ministers of B&H)

3. Civil Society/Public Involvement in Policy Making and Implementation Public hearing - according to Provisions of Law on Environmental Protection and Regulation of issuing of environmental permits, public hearing is obligated part of procedure of permit issues which performs by Ministries (ongoing 23 projects in the FB&H and 10 in RS) Establishment three National Parks in Federation B&H ( “River Una”; “Igman, Bjelasnica, Treskavica and River Rakitnica” and “Prenj,Čabulja and Čvrsnica”) – public debate (NGOs; Local Communities, )

4. Achievements in reducing environmental pollution Activities of Ozone Unit of B&H – National Program for Substitution of Substances that deplete Ozone Layer prepared with support of Multilateral Fund for implementation of Montreal Protocol and UNIDO 2001 (BIRA; SOKO; INGA; etc.) Disposal and export of hazardous waste from B&H concerning to the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and its Disposal “Solid Waste Management Project” – W B Credit –7 Regional Sanitary Landfill - Rehabilitation of existing inadequate disposal sites –Wild Dump Closures –Collection Infrastructure and Support Equipment –Transfer Stations Factory of cement Kakanj –the dedusting system was the biggest project - approx. 10 mil EUR –improvement of water treatment

5. Environmental regional cooperation on cross border issues 1.Pact Stability – Second Round Table - REReP Projects: REReP 1.7. Strengthening National Environmental Protection Agencies and Their Inspectorates in the South Eastern European Region (BERCEN) - I phase finished; - II phase ongoing (environmental inspections for exchange programmes and visit to sites) REReP 1.14. Institutional strengthening of Ministry of Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina (in both entities) - partly support of ITF Fund (264.000 EUR): Feasibility Study for EPA B&H; Support to ESC B&H; Support to drafting of Law on Environment in B&H (should be continue) REReP 4.3.23. Promotion of networks and exchange in the countries of SEE

6. Environmental regional cooperation on cross border issues 2.GEF Projects “Integrated Management of the Ecosystem of the Neretva and Trebišnjica Basin” (B&H and Croatia) 3.Regional - Multilateral Cooperation “Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin (B&H, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia)” “Sava River Basin: Sustainable Use, Management and Protection of Resources (SARIB) (B&H, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia) ”

7. Other projects Global Environment Facility (GEF) support to National Biology Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)” Third National Reporte for B&H under UNCBD JICA - Sustainable development through Eco- tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (two pilot interentity areas )-expectation of second phase

8. EU/EC - CARDS Projects 14 CARDS projects Institutional strengthening – Stabilisation and Accession Process (SAP) to EU –CARDS 2002 - ongoing –“Support for Capacity Building for Environmental Management at Bosnia and Herzegovina” –“Development of National Environmental Monitoring System” –“Support for Improved Waste Management” –CARDS 2003 - ongoing –“River Basin Management Programme”

9. EU/EC - CARDS Projects –“Technical Assistance to the Establishment of an Environmental Fund” –“Functional review of Environmental sector – balance from Environment and Water” –“Support to Air Monitoring” –“Functional Review of the Agriculture sector in B&H”

10. EU/EC - CARDS Projects CARDS 2003/2004 - “Equipment supply for air monitoring” –“TA Pilot Projects Waste” (in the frame of CARDS 2002 “Support for Improved Waste Management”) –“Programme for Development of Environmental Fund” –“Support to Environmental field inspection” –“Waste Recycling Pilot Project in B&H”

11. EU/EC - CARDS Projects CARDS 2003/2004 –“Water Quality Management at RB level” –“Supply for Water Quality Management Bosnia and Herzegovina” –“Support to the Environmental Public Awareness Fund” –“Technical Assistance to ensure compliance with EIA Directives”