BASEL CONVENTION

EPA is empowered by the Environmental Protection Act Cap 20:05 to provide protection and management of the natural environment, coordination of conservation programs, and assessment of the impacts of developmental activities on the environment. The Legal Unit provides legal opinions, advice and support to the various programme areas of the Agency as well as, handling of all court cases. This Unit plays a critical role in reviewing and drafting of contracts, employee policies and also ensuring the appropriate conditions are reflected within permits issued... The Environmental Protection Act empowers the Agency to oversee the environmental activities of all persons. The Agency is regulatory with the authority to grant or not grant permits for developmental project that will impact on the environment. As a regulator, the Agency is also required to monitor activities of development and to enforce the provisions of the Act. The work of the EPA is organized into technical programme areas,..