e. f. g. h. i. j. National Water Policy Forest Policy Tourism Policy Environmental Impact Assessment Act National Meteorological Act; and Mine and Minerals Act Botswana is also a Party to a number of multilateral agreements such as Convention on Biological Diversity, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification, United Nations Convention on Sustainable Development, United Nations Framework on Climate Change, among others. Botswana has developed policies, strategies and plans that support the conservation and protection of finite natural resources; promote use of renewable energy as alternatives; adopting and mainstreaming global multilateral environmental agreements and protocols in national legislative framework and policies. As a developing country, Botswana is experiencing increasing levels of economic activity, resulting in an increase in discharge and emissions of pollution of varied complexity and the resultant negative impact on the environment. Botswana initiated a programme aimed at integrating pollution mitigation strategies and abatement approaches into the planning process across all sectors. Botswana has abundant biological resources which are under increased threat from a variety of land use practices. As a result, several initiatives have been taken which include: land rehabilitation: restocking of species at risk of extinction; antipoaching; implementation of natural resources management plans for specific key areas; national tree planting programme and manufacturing sand from sandstones to alleviate impact of sand mining. ARTICLE 22 RIGHT TO ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; DUTY TO ENSURE EXERCISE OF RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT The Government continues to promote and support cultural events such as DOMBOSHABA Cultural Festival, KHAWA Dune Festival, D’kar Festival and a special President’s Day Festival celebrating Botswana’s diverse culture. These include the Annual Presidents’ Day Competitions, Constituency Art Competitions, National Culture Day, Constituency Sports Tournament, National Languages Day, 69 | P a g e