By RUTH YAMBAYAMBATHE Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has disclosed that it has exceeded its 2023 mid-year target for environmental impact assessment projects by 30.4 percent which translates to over Fourteen Billion Kwacha.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4,5,6″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]ZEMA acting Director Maxwell Nkoya says, the agency had set a target of 500 projects to be considered during January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 and has surpassed this target by considering a total of 652 projects.Mr Nkoya adds that this achievement sets a new record and is a demonstration of increased efficiency in response to policy guidance of creating an investor friendly environment in the country by removing rigidities in state institutions.He says, the projects considered in the period under review, represent a performance increase of 65 percent against the 2023 annual target of 1000 projects, which shows a significant improvement of 18 percent against the performance of the agency in the first half of the year […]
ZEMA exceeds environmental impact assessment projects target by 30%
