Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) [No. 2 of 2016 254. (1) Land shall be delimited and classified as State land, customary land and such other classification, as prescribed. (2) The President may, through the Lands Commission, alienate land to citizens and non-citizens, as prescribed. 101 Classification and alienation of land and land tenure (3) Land shall be held for a prescribed tenure. Environment and Natural Resources 255. The management and development of Zambia’s environment and natural resources shall be governed by the following principles: (a) natural resources have an environmental, economic, social and cultural value and this shall be reflected in their use; (b) the person responsible for polluting or degrading the environment is responsible for paying for the damage done to the environment; (c) where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to the environment, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation; (d) the conservation and protection of ecologically sensitive areas, habitats, species and other environment shall be done in a sustainable manner; (e) respect for the integrity of natural processes and ecological communities; (f) benefits accruing from the exploitation and utilisation of the environment and natural resources shall be shared equitably amongst the people of Zambia; (g) saving of energy and the sustainable use of renewable energy sources shall be promoted; (h) reclaiming and rehabilitation of degraded areas and those prone to disasters shall be promoted; (i) unfair trade practices in the production, processing, distribution and marketing of natural resources shall be eliminated; (j) origin, quality, methods of production, harvesting and processing of natural resources shall be regulated; Principles of environmental and natural resources management and development