constituteproject.org • Protection of environment PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:21 Article 45: Seas, Beaches, lakes, waterways, mineral water and natural reserves The state commits to protecting its seas, beaches, lakes, waterways, mineral water, and natural reserves. It is prohibited to encroach upon, pollute, or use them in a manner that contradicts their nature. Every citizen has the right to enjoy them as regulated by law. The state also commits to the protection and development of green space in urban areas; the protection of plants, livestock and fisheries; the protection of endangered species; and the prevention of cruelty to animals. All the foregoing takes place as regulated by law. • Protection of environment Article 46: Environment Every individual has the right to live in a healthy, sound and balanced environment. Its protection is a national duty. The state is committed to taking the necessary measures to preserve it, avoid harming it, rationally use its natural resources to ensure that sustainable development is achieved, and guarantee the rights of future generations thereto. • Right to culture Section Three: Cultural Components Article 47: Cultural identity The state is committed to protecting Egyptian cultural identity with its diverse civilizational origins. Article 48: Right to culture Culture is a right of every citizen that is guaranteed by the state. The state is committed to support it and provide all types of cultural materials to the different groups of people without discrimination based on financial capacity, geographical location, or anything else. The state gives special attention to remote areas and the groups most in need. The state encourages translation from and to Arabic. Article 49: Monuments The state commits to protecting and preserving antiquities and their areas, and to maintaining them, renovating them, working to retrieve those that have been taken, and organizing and supervising excavations thereof. It is prohibited to give away any of them as gifts or exchange them. Attacks upon them and trafficking in them is a crime for which there is no statute of limitations. Egypt 2014 Page 20