Ministerial Decision No. 49/97 establishing the Statute of Ministry for the Environmental Policy (MICOA). Country/Territory Mozambique Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim da República No. 27 (I Series), Supplement, 2 July 1997, pp. 136(2-6). Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Environmental planning Policy/planning Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Ministerial Decision establishes the Statute of the Ministry for Environmental Policy (MICOA). It consists of 4 chapters defining the policy to be applied in order to improve exploitation and management of natural resources. It specifies Environmental planning activities (Chap. 1); Structure of the Ministry for the environmental sector (including control and territorial planning) (2); Composition of this Institution (3) and Final provisions (4). Full text Portuguese