“Parliament’s green initiative”- What to expect
By Inga Kakulia
Monday, November 11
The chairman of Georgia’s Environmental protection and natural resources committee, Kakha Kuchava introduced Parliament’s Green initiative on November 10. The event was attended by members of the parliament, including the chairman, Archil Talakvdze who opened the event, along with the Chairman of the Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze who also welcomed the guests.
This new initiative is part of the Georgian Parliament's plan to tackle all 10 main challenges in the country, one of them is protecting nature and promoting ecology. This event was held within the framework of this plan.
The chairman of the Committee, Kakha Kuchava introduced some new legislative initiatives that parliament plans to work on during the fall session. These new initiatives are geared toward protecting the environment and include a lot of important topics, according to Kuchava.
Meanwhile, the parliament continues to work on these main challenges and the plans for tackling them should become publicly available in the near future.
During his opening speech, Archil Talakvadze spoke of the importance of these Green Initiatives. Talakvadze shared with the public that the said initiative will include four major bills that will help the eco-environment.
“Today we present these initiatives, which are about the introduction of green lines that will protect the fully green and recreational areas. It deals with the implementation of the Forest Code, which better and more robustly protects our country's forest resources, establishes its rational use regulations, as well as emissions controls, which will specify what measures and regulations the Parliament will impose specifically against environmental damage,” said Talakvadze.
Another important comment was made by Mamuka Mdinaradze who spoke in more detail about the aims of the project and how it will provide a more sustainable approach to the environment. Mdinaradze said that one of the aspects of this initiative is making sure that there are strictly outlined territories where its prohibited to start any sort of construction work. These areas will be meant to stay “green.” Introducing Green Lines seems like an important part of this project that aims to change the whole approach to green politics.
“We remember that the red lines were associated with the ban, but we wanted the ban to be positive and to have places in Georgia where no one could think of launching any kind of construction and creating such zones. Green lines would be such a term that would be a positive ban. It will be a great gift for our children when they know that the areas will be green and that no one will ever build anything there,” said Mdinaradze.
Kakha Kuchava also spoke at the event and introduced a detailed overview of the plan to the attendees. The Chairman of the committee concluded by saying that environmental issues are a priority for Georgia and any company that operates is obliged to take care of the environment. These initiatives will be the legal basis for these companies to work in accordance with the high standards that Georgia and its population deserve according to Kuchava.
