The Environmental Management Agency[1] in Zimbabwe is a statutory body responsible for ensuring the sustainable utilization of natural resources and protection of the environment, and comes up with plans to prevent pollution and environmental degradation.
Its mission is to regulate, monitor and promote the sustainable management of natural resources and protection of the environment with stakeholder participation.
[2] EMA was established under the Environmental Management Act[3](Chapter 20:27) of 2002 of the Zimbabwe Constitution.
The Government has chipped in working hand in glove with the Ministry of Environment, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, and the EMA to create a healthy environment through the National Clean up Day as amended by the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
[4][5] EMA has two operational departments, which are: Environment Protection (EP) and Environmental Management Services (EMS).