(a) promote public sector participation in development; (b) promote private initiative and self-reliance; (c) stimulate agricultural, development; commercial, industrial, technological and scientific (d) bring about balanced development of the different areas of Zimbabwe and a proper balance in the development of rural and urban areas; and (e) redress imbalances resulting from past practices and policies. (2) Measures referred to in this section must, where practicable, involve the people in the formulation and implementation of development plans and programmes that affect them. (3) Measures referred to in this section must protect and enhance the right of the people to equal opportunities in development. (4) The State must ensure that, where appropriate and practicable, the people of an area benefit from the resources in that area. 17 Food security The State must– (a) encourage people to grow and store adequate food; (b) secure the establishment of adequate food reserves; and (c) encourage and promote adequate and proper nutrition through mass education and other appropriate means. 18 Environment (1) The State must take appropriate measures, within the resources available to it, to provide the people of Zimbabwe with a clean, safe, healthy and sustainable environment. (2) The State must promote ecologically sustainable development and the management of natural resources in a balanced manner for the benefit of present and future generations. (3) In particular, the State must take all practical measures to– (a) conserve natural resources; (b) prevent or minimise degradation and destruction of land, air and water resources arising from excessive use, pollution or other causes; (c) promote at all levels an efficient system for the storage of water and the management of water resources; (d) ensure that people have access to adequate supplies of clean potable water; (e) promote and implement energy policies that will ensure that people's basic needs and the needs of environmental protection are met; and (f) safeguard the bio-diversity of Zimbabwe. (4) The State must promote the creation, preservation and development of parks, nature reserves and recreation areas. (5) Provincial councils and local authorities, within the limits of their resources and powers, must ensure the adoption of measures to achieve the objectives set out in this section. - 17 -