44 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

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