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This
paper focuses on institutional and legal provisions of Zimbabwe’s
Environmental Management Act of 2002 (hereby cited as the Act). The
paper outlines environmental management trends prior to the
enactment of the Act. Lessons are drawn from personal experiences
with environmental management policy and law development and
capacity building work. It is put across that Zimbabwe’s
environmental management legislation prior to 2002 was highly
fragmented, making it difficult to administer and implement
activities aimed at addressing the requirements of sustainable
development. Therefore, the Act of 2002 has put in place a
harmonised institutional, legal and policy framework for sustainable
environmental management in Zimbabwe. A conclusion is reached that
apart from complementing the ongoing initiatives, the Act sets a
solid platform that will significantly encourage and lead to the
enforcement of sustainable environmental management in the country
at a higher level than before.
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