Declaration of Matnakara Water Protection Zone (Tagabe River) (Cap 281). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Regulation Date 2004 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Vanuatu Consolidated Subsidiary Legislation. Subject Water Keyword Water conservation zone Zoning Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Order declares, under section 26 of the Water Resources Management Act 2002, an area of waters as a Water Protection Zone. The purposes for which the Matnakara Water Protection Zone is declared are: (a) to protect the quality and quantity of the Tagabe river as the only current water source for Port Vila, and the nearby settlements; and (b) to create a sustainable multi-purpose land use management water catchment model to be replicated in other watersheds in Vanuatu. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Implements Water Resources Management Act 2002 (Cap. 281). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2002 (2006) Keyword: Coastal zone management, Management/conservation, Basic legislation, Institution, Policy/planning, Water rights, Traditional rights/customary rights, Water conservation zone, Wetlands, Freshwater resources management Source: FAO, FAOLEX