ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROJECTS

A Study in the Law, Policy and Governmental Decision-making in Tanzania

bulletIntroduction
you are hereList of Statutes, Cases and Acronyms
bulletPart I. EIA in Tanzania's Environmental Law and Policy
bulletExpansive Policy Rhetoric
bullet...and Legislative Foot-dragging
bulletThe Section Proposes...
bulletEIA Regime under the Mining Act, 1998
bullet...and the Proviso Disposes
bulletNEMC's EIA Guidelines and Procedures
bulletPublic Participation under the Guidelines and Procedures
bulletAccess to Information
bulletPart II. Power Politics and EIA in Practice
bulletCase Study 1: Lessons from Rufiji Delta
bulletThe Rufiji Delta Prawn Farming Project
bulletControversy Over EIA
bulletContradictory Advice
bulletArms for What?
bulletThe Cabinet Decision
bulletGovernment Intransigence
bulletThe Government and the Investor
bulletPicking Winners...and Counting Losers
bulletCase Study 2: EIA in National Parks
bulletConclusions
bulletRecommendations
bulletBibliography

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LIST OF STATUTES

  1. National Environment Management Council Act, 1983, No. 19 of 1983.
  2. National Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act, 1990, No. 10 of 1990.
  3. Marine Parks and Reserves Act, 1994, No. 29 of 1994.
  4. National Investment Act, 1997, No. 26 of 1997.
  5. Financial Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1997, No. 27 of 1997.
  6. Mining Act, 1998, No. 5 of 1998.

LIST OF CASES

  1. S. Jagganathan versus The Union of India and Others 1996(9) SCALE 167-216

ACRONYMS

AFCAfrican Fishing Company Limited
DoEDivision of Environment
EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment
EMPEnvironmental Management Plan
GATTGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
MACMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
MEMMinistry of Energy and Minerals
MNRTMinistry of Natural Resources and Tourism
MTNREMinistry of Tourism, Natural Resources and Environment
NCSSDNational Conservation Strategy for Sustainable Development
NEAPNational Environmental Action Plan
NEPNational Environmental Policy
VPOVice President's Office