The Portuguese Parliament unanimously approved on Wednesday three land management plans, instruments that aim to prevent the "marginalization" of areas and ensure the sustainable use of available resources.

"The instruments constitute in measures to prevent the risks of marginalization and unbalanced and unsustainable use of the territory and its resources, jeopardizing the national socio-economic development," says a note from the Ministry of Land and Environment.

The documents, approved after a presentation by the Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze, are called the Plan for Territorial Development, the Special Plan for Spatial Planning of the Zambezi Valley and the Special Plan for Spatial Planning of the Island of Kanyaka and a portion of the Matutuíne District.

The Territorial Development Plan establishes general norms that should guide the use of the entire territory and the priorities of interventions on a national scale, preventing the potential negative effects of the exploitation of its natural resources, according to the note.

The other two instruments are related to the redevelopments of the Zambezi Valley in central Mozambique, Kanyaka Island and a portion of the Matutuine district in the south of the country.

"The Government wants the plans to be effective and operational instruments in preserving the unique characteristics of this territory, without harming other industrial activities, and to boost socio-economic development and the quality of life of the resident population," the note concludes.

Lusa Agency