Presidential Decree No. 9/11 creating and approving the Statute of the Fund for Environment.

This Presidential Decree creates and approves the Statute of the Fund for Environment. This Statute, consisting of 21 articles and 2 Annexes, establishes that this administrative entity is entitled to finance any activity of investigation, research, education, study and programme related to the valorisation of the Angolan natural resources and guarantee to the citizens the right to live in a safe and clean environment. In addition, this Fund will financially support activities of management, promotion and conservation of the environment; will contribute in promoting activities related to the rational management of environmental protected areas, rehabilitation or recover of degraded areas; support performance in technical and scientific activities, aiming at the introduction of clean and safe technologies to promote the sustainable development; support activities related to environmental associations and other forms of civil society participation. The Annexes specify composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned special Fund.

Angola · 2011-01-07