Overall, environmental protection and conservation is undermined by low capacity at all governance levels (inadequate policies, lack of regulations, lack of monitoring, weak implementation of regulations and a limited enforcement system). In addition, there are insufficient financial resources allocated to environmental protection, weak inter-ministerial coordination for effective mainstreaming and lack of transparency in the extractive industries. The government is committed to joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Since 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry has stepped up its efforts to equip the country with relevant and updated policies and strategies. Notably, the Environmental Conservation Law enacted in March 2012 will guide Myanmar/Burma's effort towards sustainable management of natural resources and environmental conservation. The newly created Department of Environmental Conservation will be responsible for the implementation of environmental conservation and management and ensure the country has pollution control standards and environmental impact assessment regulations currently lacking. In recent years, an active network of local environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has emerged as a key player in supporting the government with the drafting of policies and regulations.