This paper explains what special administrative procedures are and their importance, as well as the relationship between general and special administrative procedures. The concept of environmental protection is also briefly defined and clarified, and a brief overview of the historical development of environmental protection in the world, as well as in the Republic of Croatia, is given. Environmental protection procedures and measures are listed and briefly reinforced, and emphasis is placed on the importance of preserving nature and the environment. The focus of the work is on the implementation of a special administrative procedure for issuing an environmental permit in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act. In addition to the conceptual definition of the environmental permit, a special administrative procedure for issuing an environmental permit is presented. Also, the public legal body that is actually competent to issue the said permit is the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. The environmental permit is issued on the basis of the Environmental Protection Act. Environmental protection and the issuing of environmental permits are necessary for the life and health of people, so it is necessary to educate people as well as possible and prevent the creation of pollution.