Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA)

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www.zela.org

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The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is the premier and first public interest environmental law organization based in Harare, Zimbabwe. ZELA was formed in September 2000 and legally constituted as a Trust in November 2001 under Deed of Trust Number MA1669/2001. The spirit behind the formation of ZELA was to promote environmental justice and sustainable use of natural resources through research, advocacy and impact litigation. Institutionally, their work spans over helping poor communities assert and claim their environmental rights as well as promoting public participation in decision and policy making processes. Their thrust is to make sure that environmental policies, strategies and legal frameworks respond positively to the needs of poor women, men and youths living in urban and rural communities. Currently, ZELA has four operative programmes namely; Land and Communities Programme, Urban Environment Programme, Environmental Law Education Programme and the Transboundary Natural Resources Management Programme.