Draft Legislation

DRAFT Tanzania Environmental Protection Act Aug-14-2003 Lawyers’ Environmental Action Team (LEAT) and the Environmental Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (ECO) for the last six years have been campaigning for the enactment of a framework environmental legislation in Tanzania. This is because Tanzania is the only East African country without a framework environmental law despite of its unrivalled natural resources, breathtaking attractions and a population of more than 35 Million people. LEAT and ECO have drafted the Elements of a Bill For Tanzanian Environmental Protection Act for the purposes of stimulating wider public discussion as to how the Tanzanian environmental legislation should look like.

Visitors are encouraged to read this draft and submit their comments to ECO and LEAT.

Laws of Tanzania

This section is under development. LEAT is currently mobilizing resources and will work in collaboration with Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide to create an online resource of Tanzanian laws relating to the environment.