STATEMENT FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL The financial year 2015/16 annual report presents achievements made by the Council in fulfilling its mandates of coordinating and supervising all matters relating to environment management in the country. The achievements include implementation of activities such as compliance and enforcement actions, the EIA/EA permitting process, assessment of ecologically sensitive ecosystems as well as raising public awareness and conducting research on environmental issues. Our country a number of environmental challenges, and NEMC as a key implementer of the Environmental Law has the responsibility of confronting these challenges. The level of awareness on the constitutional environmental rights among the Tanzanian population is significantly increasing. As the authority responsible for ensuring that every Tanzanian enjoys this right, we remain committed to achieving such rights. The Council has undertaken to educate the public on good environmental practices, coordinate environmental research and provide legal services in an effort to promote compliance with environmental standards. We have also decentralised our services by establishing five zonal offices to improve service delivery to the grassroots and enhance collaboration with key stakeholders, particularly Local Government Authorities (LGAs), key sectors, and lead agencies to ensure the environment is sustainably managed. During the year, the Council registered 1940 projects and among those, 844 projects were issued with EIA/EA Certificates and the rest were at different stages of review. In addition, the Council registered 142 experts and 46 firms which were published in the Government Gazette and other newspapers. A total of 675 facilities were inspected to determine compliance with EMA Cap 191 and its subsequent Regulations. These facilities included industries, mines, buildings, fuel service stations and depots, markets, farm estates, communication towers, abattoirs, and hotels and camps within National Parks. Similarly, a total of 63 facilities were sanctioned appropriate enforcement actions (Orders and Penalties) as stipulated by EMA Cap 191 for non-compliance.
STATEMENT FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL The financial year 2015/16 annual report presents achievements made by the Council in fulfilling its mandates of coordinating and supervising all matters relating to environment management in the country. The achievements include implementation of activities such as compliance and enforcement actions, the EIA/EA permitting process, assessment of ecologically sensitive ecosystems as well as raising public awareness and conducting research on environmental issues. Our country a number of environmental challenges, and NEMC as a key implementer of the Environmental Law has the responsibility of confronting these challenges. The level of awareness on the constitutional environmental rights among the Tanzanian population is significantly increasing. As the authority responsible for ensuring that every Tanzanian enjoys this right, we remain committed to achieving such rights. The Council has undertaken to educate the public on good environmental practices, coordinate environmental research and provide legal services in an effort to promote compliance with environmental standards. We have also decentralised our services by establishing five zonal offices to improve service delivery to the grassroots and enhance collaboration with key stakeholders, particularly Local Government Authorities (LGAs), key sectors, and lead agencies to ensure the environment is sustainably managed. During the year, the Council registered 1940 projects and among those, 844 projects were issued with EIA/EA Certificates and the rest were at different stages of review. In addition, the Council registered 142 experts and 46 firms which were published in the Government Gazette and other newspapers. A total of 675 facilities were inspected to determine compliance with EMA Cap 191 and its subsequent Regulations. These facilities included industries, mines, buildings, fuel service stations and depots, markets, farm estates, communication towers, abattoirs, and hotels and camps within National Parks. Similarly, a total of 63 facilities were sanctioned appropriate enforcement actions (Orders and Penalties) as stipulated by EMA Cap 191 for non-compliance.
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