Samuel Ulric Betts
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Articles
An Overview of Sierra Leone’s Environmental Laws: A Legal Framework
- 26 June 2023
- Samuel Ulric Betts
Compelled by this historical narrative, this article examines Sierra Leone’s environmental laws and regulations overlaid against the institutions empowered to implement and execute these laws intertwined with their responsibilities, government policies and the existing environmental infrastructure. The examination goes to the root of the need for and practice of effective environmental management and control which places unwavering insistence on collaborative efforts of both state and non-state actors in the fight for a safe, sustainable and eco-friendly environment.
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