Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 3:00 - 5:00 PM
The Provincial Secretariat for Urban Planning and Environmental Protection performs the executive, expert and development tasks of the provincial administration in the field of spatial and urban planning, as well as environmental protection. The Provincial Secretary for Urban Planning and Environmental Protection is a member of the Provincial Government and heads the Provincial Secretariat. The Provincial Secretariat prepares the acts for the Assembly or the Provincial Government which design, enact and implement documents on the spatial development of the AP Vojvodina, regional spatial plans and spatial plans for special purposes. Furthermore, it prepares the acts containing proposed measures and activities of the implementation programme of the spatial plan of the Republic of Serbia in the territory of the AP Vojvodina, regional development plans and spatial plans for special purposes. It is also in charge of monitoring the implementation of those acts.
The Provincial Secretariat for Urban Planning and Environmental Protection also provides expert assistance and secures the funds for financing or co-financing of local communities for the design of spatial and urban planning documentation, as well as the funds for financing or co-financing of projects by expert and non-governmental organizations in the field of spatial and urban planning.
In the field of environmental protection, the Provincial Secretariat prepares the acts for the Assembly or the Provincial Government which put natural assets under protection as well as enact an environmental protection programme and a monitoring programme for the territory of the AP Vojvodina. The Provincial Secretariat controls the exploitation and protection of natural resources and assets on the territory of the AP Vojvodina, provides continuous monitoring of the state of the environment, and provides conditions for securing the measures for environmental protection. It also focuses on environmental improvement, fishing and managing the fish stock in fishing waters.