The policy aims at achieving SDGs through environmental protection, pollution control, biodiversity conservation, and climate adaptation

Identified 24 sectors/ areas and set a guideline for each

The importance of research, ecotourism, biosafety, control of invasive species, coastal and marine ecosystem, 3R technology, and sustainable production and consumption has been added

Underlined the commitments given in the accepted international conventions, protocols, treaties, codes, and memorandums

Taken almost all ministries and divisions as the stakeholders, where MOEFCC is the nodal ministry. Also, a national environment committee headed by the Prime Minister will advise from time to time

Lack of reflection of research findings and line experts’ opinions

Did not specify the responsibilities for the stakeholders

The coordination and integration mechanism is ambiguous.

The problems originating from jurisdictional overlapping were not addressed

The concept of environmental, water, land, forest and marine governance is absent

There is no time frame, monitoring, and evaluation tools