The Environmental Management Act, 2011 - Zambia

An Act to continue the existence of the Environmental Council and rename it as the Zambia Environmental Management Agency; provide for integrated environmental management, environmental protection and conservation, and the sustainable management and use of natural resources; provide for the preparation of the State of the Environment Report, environmental management strategies, and other plans relating to environmental management and sustainable development; provide for the conduct of strategic environmental assessments of proposed policies, plans, and programmes likely to impact environmental management; provide for the prevention and control of pollution and environmental degradation; provide for public participation in environmental decision-making and access to environmental information; establish the Environment Fund; provide for environmental auditing and monitoring; facilitate the implementation of international environmental agreements and conventions to which Zambia is a party; repeal and replace the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act, 1990; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.