In the Netherlands, all the elements of successful green planning have come together to make environmental recovery a reality. The Netherlands possesses one of the most advanced frameworks for achieving sustainability of any industrialized nation: the National Environmental Policy Plan, or NEPP, which was first adopted in 1989. The NEPP has been revised every four years into three progressive variations reflecting the growth, lessons learned, challenges, and new objectives. A recent addendum to the NEPP, A Future Environmental Policy Agenda, has been released to meet NEPP and EU goals and regulations. The NEPP provides a blueprint for other nations to take positive environmental action for sustainability. It is supported by innovative environmental management approaches with a reliable fiscal commitment, and strategic governance that is highly accountable to its participatory citizenry. The intention of NEPP is to create a sustainable environment within 25 years, one lifetime. Proof of the NEPPs' success is that over 70% of the original goals have been achieved.
