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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