Ministerial Order No. 240/2009 approving the Statute for the Ministry of Planning and Development. Country/Territory Mozambique Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim da República, I Serie, No. 42, 21 October 2009, pp. 324-327. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Environmental planning Research Policy/planning Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Ministerial Order approves the Statute of the Ministry of Planning and Development and creates the National Direction for Land Planning. The Statute, consisting of 6 Chapters, establishes duties and structure of the aforementioned institution entitled to improve technical knowledge and carry out research on the environmental planning sector, participating in the designing of programmes at Provincial, District and Regional development levels. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org