Yokohama City Environmental Management Plan

The Yokohama Environmental Management Plan is a plan to comprehensively and systematically promote environmental measures based on the conservation of Yokohama City Environment and the Basic Regulations on Creation. The history of the Yokohama City Environmental Management Plan began in March 1986 when it was formulated to respond to industrial pollution, urban and living pollution, and the needs of citizens seeking a comfortable environment. Following the enactment of the Basic Environmental Law in November 1993, a basic ordinance on conservation and Creation of the Yokohama City Environment was enacted in 1995. Since then, revisions have been made to address environmental legislation and to respond to diversifying and complex environmental issues.