National Policy on Environment. Country/Territory Zambia Document type Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Energy, Environment gen., Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Erosion Poverty Sustainable development Sustainable use Community management Non-governmental entity Capacity building Gender Land-use planning EIA Research Biodiversity Climate change Biosafety Transboundary effects Farming Aquaculture Agro-forestry Irrigation Cultural heritage Traditional rights/customary rights Environmental audit Environmental planning Public health Pollution control Fuelwood Environmental security Air quality/air pollution Tourism Alien species Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Land tenure Soil conservation/soil improvement Grazing Basin/catchment/watershed Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Rainwater Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries Abstract This National Policy on Environment is a nationwide cross-sectoral document aiming at creating a comprehensive framework for effective natural resource utilization and environmental conservation supporting the Government's development priority to eradicate poverty and improve the quality of life of the people of Zambia. To achieve the overall goal of the Policy, a number of specific objectives have been set out as follows (i) promote protection and management of environment and natural resources, balancing the needs for social and economic development and environmental integrity, while keeping adverse activities to the minimum; (ii) manage the environment by linking activities, interests and perspectives of all groups, including people, non-governmental organizations and government at both the central and decentralized local levels; (iii) accelerate environmentally and economically sustainable growth in order to improve the health, sustainable livelihoods, income and living conditions of the poor majority with greater equity and self-reliance; (iv) ensure environmental awareness and commitment to enforce environmental laws and to the promotion of environmental accountability; (v) build individual and institutional capacity to sustain the environment; (vi) regulate and enforce environmental laws; and (vii) promote the development of sustainable industrial and commercial processes having full regard for environmental integrity. Full text English Website wedocs.unep.org