Riverside Lodge is located in the Musanga area of Zambezi Region and is engaged in tourism and hospitality activities that involve providing accommodation and related leisure services to local and transient visitors. Tourism and hospitality are listed in the Annexure to the Schedule of Gazzete No. 29 of 2012 of the Environmental Management Act (No. 7 of 2007). The activity cannot be undertaken without an environmental clearance certificate (ECC) and therefore, Riverside Lodge is obliged to comply with the referred legislative requirements for its operations. Subservient to the above requirements, Namib Consulting Services CC was appointed by Riverside Recreation Enterprises to provide services related to applying to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) for an ECC for the operation of the lodge. Subsequently, this document is composed in compliance to the requirements set out from the screening of the operational concept but further, the requirements of the environmental impact assessment process as per the EIA Regulations (GN. No 30 of 2012) to develop an environmental management plan (EMP) for the operations of Riverside Lodge.