The implementation of environmental legislation in the Mutasa district of Zimbabwe

• Main Author: Mukwindidza, Enock
• Other Authors: Smith, F.H. (Prof.)
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Environmental legislation; Implementation methods; Assessment; Effectiveness; Sustainable development; Natural resources; Gold panning activities; Mutasa district; Stream bank agriculture; 344.4606891; Environmental law > Zimbabwe > Mutasa District; Environmental protection > Zimbabwe > Mutasa District; Environmental education > Zimbabwe > Mutasa District; Environmental policy > Zimbabwe > Mutasa District
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2295

The research focused on the assessment of the effectiveness of the methods used in the implementation of environmental legislation in the Mutasa district of Zimbabwe. Successful implementation of environmental legislation and any other legislation is determined by various factors. Some of the factors include environmental education, environmental awareness programmes, consistency in implementing environmental legislation, coordination of all stakeholders, willingness of communities to co-operate and the political will by political office bearers. This research revealed that the methods used to implement environmental legislation in the Mutasa district of Zimbabwe are ineffective. Poverty is the main reason for activities leading to environmental degradation. Communities in the Mutasa district of Zimbabwe are ignorant of environmental legislation which govern their activities. Environmental education and environmental awareness programmes are rarely carried out. The political office bearers in the Mutasa district lack the political will to ensure that environmental legislation are enforced. === Public Administration === MPA (Public Administration)