Zambia - Atlas of our Changing Environment

TRACKING ZAMBIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

C H A P T E R 3 The Government of the Republic of Zambia recognizes the need for a coherent and deliberate approach towards sustainable management of natural resources. In line with this, policy and institutional frameworks to guide the environment sector have been put in place. These include the development of the National Conservation Strategy in 1985, which was followed by several economic sector policies that incorporated environmental matters. Others are the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act of 1990, National Environmental Action Plan of 1994, National Policy on Environment of 2007 and Environmental Management Act of 2011. A number of programmes have also been implemented to strengthen environmental management in Zambia. Among these are the Copperbelt Environment Project, Environment Support Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Management and Mainstreaming Programme, Lake Tanyanyika Integrated Management Programme and Integrated Land Use and Assessment.

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