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Zambia today. This is because rural livelihoods are largely natural resource based.
High poverty levels lead to the majority of citizens over-depending on the
environment for livelihoods, making the environment unable to adequately renew
itself to ensure sustainability. This has resulted in depletion of renewable natural
resources which could have been preserved with effective sustainable
environmental management practices. Therefore this essay will discuss
environmental management and sustainability in Zambia; it will further discuss the
role of the community in environmental protection.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
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government to identify significant aspects and manage
its environment - both opportunities and risks - and
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local, daily decisions need to be taken at the local
and community levels, Community participation involves
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