a) an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; b) have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that i) prevent pollution and ecological degradation ii) promote conservation; and iii) secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting economic development 1) The environmental right as provided by section 73 is in two parts, a fundamental human right and a directive principle requiring a state to take positive steps towards the attainment of the right. 2) The first part encompasses two aspects, a right to an environment that is not harmful to health and the right to an environment not harmful to well-being. 3) The definition of what an environment entails is significant to recognition and enforcement of the said right. It should be recognized that environment is a relational concept; it denotes an interrelationship between man and his surroundings. This is according to The Environmental Management in South Africa R.F Fuggle and M.A Rabie. 4) In Zimbabwe there is legislative attempt to define the concept of the environment. The Environmental Management Act Chapter 20:27, provides that; “Environment” means— (a) the natural and man-made physical resources, both biotic and abiotic, occurring in the lithosphere and atmosphere, water, soil, minerals and living organisms whether indigenous or exotic, and the interaction between them; (b) ecosystems, habitats, spatial surroundings and their constituent parts whether natural or modified or constructed by people and communities, including urbanised areas, agricultural areas, rural landscapes, and places of cultural significance; (c) the economic, social, cultural or aesthetic conditions and qualities that contribute to the value of the matters set out in paragraphs (a) and (b);” Page 9 of 15