By the Name of God the Most Merciful the Most Benevolant
The great developmental growth, in the last few years in GCC States, has created some negative results, which are considered a clear threat to the environment in the area and calls for positive attention and consideration. To enable this growth to continue, there should be a balancing means between the development and the natural and environmental sources, which means, agriculture, industry and economy.
As a result of such direct connection between the development and environment stability, there should be rules and regulations to guarantee the continuity of both development and environmental elements including environmental rules in the frame of sustainable development.
Based on this, the Supreme Council of the GCC has agreed on certain measures, during its sixth session in Muscat (Oman), in 1985. On its second clause, a resolution called for, “Setting up a comprehensive system for the protection of the environment incorporating the basic rules for the protection of the environment”. Another clause called for “Setting up a clear plan and aspects to...