This year, the ECO’s Annual Report is divided into two parts. This first part of the Annual Report (Part I) focuses on the compliance of prescribed ministries with the procedural requirements of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 ( EBR ), such as adherence to the legislative timelines, use of the Environmental Registry, and the provision of notice and consultation on environmentally significant decisions. Part II of the Annual Report (to be released later under separate cover) will focus on reviewing how prescribed ministries have upheld the purposes of the EBR and their individual Statements of Environmental Values (SEVs) during the reporting year through substantive reviews of ministry decisions, ministry responses to applications for review and investigation, and other environmental issues.