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Our Mission Using the law to protect and conserve the environment Our Vision Environmental Justice through sustainable and equitable utilization of natural resources and environmental protection Key Strategies The key strategies being used by ZELA to accomplish its mission and vision include; action based policy and legal research, advocacy, conflict resolution and impact litigation. Notably, action based policy and legal research is instrumental in establishing prevailing policy, legislative, social, economic and political trends and their effect on environmental justice and poverty reduction. The research actions will form the basis for strategic policy and legal advocacy activities to promote the promulgation of laws and policies that respond to the needs and interests of poor communities and the broader national quest for poverty reduction. Advocacy campaigns are targeted at policy makers at the local and national level, while at the community level, ZELA promotes environmental law awareness and builds community capacity for rights claiming. Environmental disputes are resolved through peaceful conflict resolution mechanisms. However, if alternative dispute resolution mechanisms fail to resolve the conflict, ZELA resorts to litigation on behalf of disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. |
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