President Rupiah Banda is this Monday expected to launch the National Policy on Environment at Mulungushi International Conference Centre (MICC) in Lusaka.
The National Environment Policy was developed by the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources to underscore Government’s commitment to effectively manage the environment and its natural resources for the benefit of the present and future generations.
Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Spokesperson Bwalya Nondo, in a statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka, explained that the objective of the Policy is to ensure sound environmental management within the framework of sustainable development in the country.
Mr. Nondo said the Policy was developed through a comprehensive consultative process integrating principles of decentralization and broad stakeholder participation that underpin sustainable development.
He said some of the salient issues embodied in the Policy are the need to take into account natural resource conservation in the country’s efforts to address poverty and achieve sustainable development.
The Policy also stresses the need for local institutions’ participation in efforts aimed at achieving socio-economic development through good environmental management.
The Policy is expected to contribute to the harmonization of sector plans and strategies in the use of the environment and its natural resources. This will result in attainment of an integrated approach to development and contribute to the attainment of the objectives of Vision 2030 and the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) as well as the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.
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this is a good direction Mr Minister Sir. I hope we will be able to safe guard our natural resource and more pertinently to also share the benefits that are derive from these resources for those who have been conserving them. Including our traditional healers, Miners, and the likes.. bravo.!
policies are easy to make but implementing them seems to be a problem.. all this environmental planning comes with levels of economic development..we are too poor to eve put food on the table why should we be worrying about fya environment..when zambia reaches a certain economic level the ifo fya environment will make more sense to the people.. how can a man on an empty stomach be told ati dont cut down firewood which he needs to cook and eat!?