An environmental protection system has been in place in the country since 1960 since the Nature Protection Committee of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR) was established.

In 1990 in line with the BSSR law “Amendments to the BSSR Council of Ministers Law” of July 16, 1990 the Nature Protection Committee was renamed into the State Ecology Committee of the Republic of Belarus. In 1994 in line with the Council of Ministers’ resolution No 145 “Perfection of the structure of state adm ...