"Environmental policy has become increasingly cross-sectoral and integrated. While it is necessary to have specific environmental policy objectives for each of the many sectors of a modern and complex state. It is also necessary to have a broad over-view and system of guidance, designed to optimise the use of the `natural capital' which the environment represents. This emergence of an increasingly integrated environmental policy has been one of the dominant features of the last 20 years.

`Environmental policy is developed by institutions at many levels, including local authorities, citizens', groups, environment and development NGOs, religious groups and industry. All have their place and importantce alongside national governmental institutions. Another trend in the past 20 years has been the recognition of the diversity of human groups that need to work in natural awareness, if not in co-operatition, in order to ensure coherent and effective policy for the environment."
                                                                                      [from Blurb]