This Act makes provision with respect to environmental management and protection in Zanzibar. It also provides in particular for the protection of biodiversity. The Act defines the right of every person to a clean and healthy environment and defines the duty of every person to promote the purposes of this Act. The Act also sets out principles of sustainable development. There is established a special committee of the Revolutionary Council on environment, which shall be the highest decision making body on environmental matters in Zanzibar. Other matters that are dealt with by this Act include: the National Environmental Action Plan, environmental impact assessment, the establishment of the national protected areas system, establishment of the National Protected Areas Board and the National Fund for Protected Areas Management, appointment of environmental officers to enforce this Act, protection of water resources and the duty of institutions to provide for supply of drinking water, and the development of fish resources.
Zanzibar (República Unida de Tanzanía) · 1996-07-18