Bumbuna Watershed Management Authority and the Bumbuna Conservation Area Act (No. 6 of 2008). Country/Territory Sierra Leone Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXXXIX, No. 35 of 17 July 2008, pp. 1-13. Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment of the Bumbuna Watershed Management Authority, to coordinate sustainable land use and agriculture programmes in an environmentally compatible manner in the Bumbuna Watershed, to promote environmental management and biodiversity conservation in the Bumbuna Conservation Area, in order to address environmental and social needs associated with the operation of the Bumbuna Hydroelectric Dam, including, the physical protection and sustainability of the Bumbuna reservoir and to provide for other related matters. Subject Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Land-use planning Basin/catchment/watershed Water conservation zone Institution Inland waters Biodiversity Protection of habitats Monitoring Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act establishes the Bumbuna Watershed Management Authority and constitutes the Bumbuna Conservation Area. Full text English Website www.sierra-leone.org