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Sea turtles belong to reptiles living in seas and oceans millions
of years ago and are always in need of going out to land in
specific seasons to lay their eggs on the beach sands. However
due to increased human pressure on this marine living creature
over the past decades whether by poaching or in connection with
different sources of pollution, it is threatened with extinction
worldwide. Therefore, the Libyan Program for sea turtle
protection was devised to:
1- Follow up on the activity of sea turtle nesting in particular
locations;
2- Protection of the largest number of nests possible and
insurance of the exit of small turtles from the sea;
2- Legal Procedures
In this respect, the Environment General Authority has
developed legal procedures and measures in execution of
provisions of Law no (15) for 1375 Hij on environment
protection and improvement as represented in the following:
- Draft Executive Regulation on environmental impact
assessment of Projects;
- Draft Executive Regulation on hazardous substance
management;
- Draft Executive Regulation of Law no (2) on protection
against radiation;
- Draft Executive Regulation on agricultural pesticides
management;
- Draft Executive Regulation on integrated medical waste
management;
- Draft environmental requirements relating to air;
- Technical conditions pertinent to oil waste and fuel
exhaust;
- Draft national plan in response to environmental
emergencies;
With regard to the training and rehabilitation of technical cadres in
the area of environment, the Environment General Authority