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C H A P T E R
TRACKING ZAMBIA’S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE
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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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