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Cape Verde

Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992)

Part II, Title III, Article 70, Section 1:

“Everyone shall have the right to a healthy, ecologically balanced environment, and the duty to defend and conserve it.”

Part II, Title III, Article 70, Section 2:

“The State and Municipalities, with the cooperation of associations which defend the environment, shall adopt policies to defend and preserve the environment, and will assure the rational utilization of all natural resources.”

Part II, Title III, Article 70, Section 3:

“The State shall stimulate and support the creation of associations to defend the environment and protect natural resources.”

Part I, Title I, Article 7(j):

“The following are fundamental duties of the State…To protect land, nature, natural resources, and environment, as well as the historical-cultural and artistic national heritage…”