Certain projects in Zimbabwe are not permitted to commence
without first obtaining an environmental impact assessment report.
Environmental impact assessment is a comprehensive assessment of
the potential environmental, social, and economic consequences of a
proposed project. The Environmental Management Act and SI 7 OF 2007
(Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystems Protection) are the
legislative regulations that govern EIAs. They require specified
projects listed in the first schedule of the EMA Act to complete an
EIA process before to execution.
The EIA is a tool used to define, quantify, and evaluate the
possible and known consequences of human activities on ecosystems
at the earliest stage of project development in Zimbabwe. It is a
technical and administrative practice with the goal of identifying
potential environmental impacts and preventing environmental
degradation caused by human activities. The EIA's goal is to
identify potential environmental
