Environmental Policy of Ethiopia. Pays/Territoire Éthiopie Type du document Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Énergie, Environnement gén., Eau Mot clé Planification environnementale Protection sociale Gouvernance Santé publique Participation du public Énergie renouvelable Équité Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Gestion communautaire Terrains agricoles Recyclage/réemploi Droit à un environnement propre/sain Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Pollution du sol/qualité Genre Pauvreté Patrimoine culturel Droits de l'homme Développement durable Pollution des eaux douces/qualité des eaux douces Lutte contre la pollution Aire géographique Afrique, AFRIQUE FAO, Afrique orientale, Pays en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Sahel Entry into force notes up to 2020 Résumé The Environmental Policy overall goal aims to improve and enhance the health and quality of life of all Ethiopians and to promote sustainable social and economic development through the sound management and use of natural, human-made and cultural resources and the environment to meet the needs of the present and future generations. The Specific Policy Objectives aim to: a) Ensure that essential ecological processes and life support systems are sustained, biological diversity is preserved and renewable natural resources are used; b) Ensure that the benefits from the exploitation of non-renewable resources are extended, minimizing the negative impacts of their exploitation on the use and management of other natural resources and the environment; c) Identify and develop natural resources that are currently underutilized by finding new technologies, and/or intensifying existing ones; Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.epa.gov.et