Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Nino Thandilashvili presented the amendments to the law "On Creation and Management of Javakheti Protected Areas".

The clarification of the boundaries of the Javakheti protected areas, namely Faravani, Abuli, and Saghamo Lake Managed Reserves, and the demarcation works of the Tsivgombori Managed Reserve accomplished;

"Demarcation works are carried out after the creation or expansion of each new protected area. Determining the exact boundaries will give the local population the opportunity to register the plots of land in their possession, which fall within the borders of the park as a consequence of the expansion of the national park", Thandilashvili noted.

The deputy minister highlighted that the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture continues to work in the direction of expansion of protected areas. In 2022, the area of protected areas increased by 116 700 hectares and amounts to more than 912 000 hectares, which is about 13% of the country's territory.

At the meeting of the committee, the Deputy Minister also presented other such important draft laws, such as " the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and contiguous Atlantic Area", the draft "On State Property"; draft laws based on the 2016 Kigali Amendment to 1987 the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, "Minamati Convention on Silver Water" submitted for ratification by the Government of Georgia and its related draft laws.

As Thandilashvili noted, the mentioned draft laws respond to the relevant directives of the European Union and will contribute to the fulfillment of the obligations stipulated by the association agreement.