Major components of environmental protection process

Abstract

Every law is realized due to practice processes. But there is a long way having various components between law and practice. Theoretical structure and practice process are two main components of protection of the environment. Environment which means everything around human includes both natural and cultural features. It should be protected as a whole and the natural resources should not be exhausted. Environmental law is only the beginning of environmental protection process. It determines a theoretical frame including a number of rules regarding environmental protection. The second component is environment sensitive planning, which is a bridge between environmental law and practice, on country, region and local scale. The third component of environmental protection process and the first component of practice process is governance. The concept of governance which means the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented or not implemented is as old as human civilization. Local governance is of great importance in environmental protection process. Environmentally sensitive local administrations and environmentally sensitive community that has environmental consciousness are essential components of good governance. In this paper, importance of the components shortly explained above and relations or interaction among each other in environmental protection process have been considered and expressed.