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Legislation National. Existing (Article 24 of National Constitution; Decree N°40040 of 1955; Law 5/98 “basic law of environment”); legal responsibility over biodiversity conservation and protected areas depends of the Ministry of Urban affairs and Environment, but in practice the Forestry Development Institute (IFD) remains in overall charge of forest sector, with the National Directorate of Agriculture and Forest (DNAF) with which it shares responsibilities in relation to policy formulation and guidance. Only PAs in Cabinda are Forest Reserves, aimed mainly at regulating logging. International: • CMS, 2006 • CBD, 1998, national report in prep., National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan adopted in 2006. • World Heritage Convention (1991), but no World Heritage Site designated as yet • ACCNNR, 1976 Not party to • CITES (in process) • Ramsar (in process)
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Legislation National. The main laws dealing with wildlife preservation and use are Law 48/83, Law 49/83 and Decree 85/879. The Ministry of Forest Economy and the Environment (MFEE) is responsible for wildlife conservation and regulated use, including the management of protected areas. There are three main categories of protected areas: national parks (3), wildlife reserves (6), and hunting reserves (2), faunal sanctuaries (4) including 2 for gorillas and 2 for chimpanzees. International: • COMIFAC Treaty, 2005 • Kinshasa Declaration, 2005 • CMS, 2000 • CBD, 1993 • WHO, 1987 • CITES, 1983 • ACCNNR, 1981 • Lusaka Agreement • RAPAC • CMS Gorilla Agreement, 2008 Congo has two Biosphere Reserves: Odzala-Koukoua NP and Dimonika (Mayombe mountains); it is part of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership.
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Legislation National. Law n° 94/01 (1994) sets out the country‘s forestry, wildlife, and fishery regulations, and lists gorillas as Category A species, which are fully protected against hunting, capture, or sale, in whole or in part. National Parks and wildlife reserves may be established under the auspices of the Direction de la Faune et des Aires Protégées (DFAP), of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MINEF), which is also responsible for the country‘s biodiversity in general. International • CMS, 1983 • WHC, 1982(the Dja reserve, with the presence of Gorilla.g.gorilla is a World Heritage Site, also a UNESCO MAB site) • ACCNR, 1968 • CITES, 1981 • CBD, 1994 • Yaoude Declaration, 1999
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Legislation National. The Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism is the government body in charge of nature conservation. The Nature Conservation Act Ordinance-Law 69.041, 1969 defines national parks. Law 82.002, 1982, defines faunal and game reserves and lists species for which hunting and trapping are prohibited. There are 4 main categories of Protected Area in DRC: - National parks (9) - Game reserves (1) - Forest reserves (7) - Faunal reserves (2) There are also areas set aside for hunting purposes and for scientific purposes. The Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) manages all these protected areas. A Forest Code was established in 2003, under which the state owns all forests and defines legitimate uses for them. Legal mechanisms and a zoning system are to follow. There is concern regarding the fact that forest people’s rights are recognised, and there has been little civil society involvement in the formulation of this code (Caldecott and Miles, 2005). Forest exploitation taxes are very low, US$ 0.06/ha; the World Bank estimates that 600,000km² will be zoned as production forests. Timber extraction will be facilitated by more than US$ 270 million in promised donors funds, equivalent to more than 5,000km unpaved roads, or more than 1,000km paved roads. International • CMS, 1990 • CBD, 1994 • WHC, 1974 • ACCNNR, 1976 • CITES, 1976 • Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding between the Office Rwandais du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux (ORTPN), the Uganda Wildlife Authority, and the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) on the collaborative conservation of the Central Xxxxxxxxx Rift Transfrontier Protected Area Network. • CMS Gorilla Agreement, 2008 There are 5 World Heritage Sites, all five listed as WHS in Danger, due to human pressure: Virunga NP, Garamba NP, Kahuzi-Xxxxx XX, Xxxxxxx XX, Okapi Faunal Reserve. DRC participates in UNESCO’s MAB Programme.
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Legislation National. The Mountain Gorilla is fully protected in Uganda, with a very comprehensive legislation in place on biodiversity conservation in general, and on the conservation of Mountain Gorilla in particular. International • CMS, 2000 • CBD, 1993 • WHC, 1987 • ACCNNR, 1977 • CITES, 1991 • Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding between the Office Rwandais du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux (ORTPN), the Uganda Wildlife Authority, and the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) on the collaborative conservation of the Central Xxxxxxxxx Rift Transfrontier Protected Area Network. Two World Heritage Sites have been listed, Ruwenzori Mountains NP and Bwindi Impenetrable NP. Uganda participates in UNESCO’s MAB Programme, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx NP has been designated as a Biosphere Reserve.
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Legislation National. The Ministry of the Environment, Waters, Forests, Hunting and Fishing is responsible for wildlife conservation and he use if natural resources in CAR. These are governed by Ordinance N°84.045 (1984) and Law n°90.003 (1990). Great apes are listed in Category A as “completely protected”. There are three principal categories of PA in CAR: Strict nature reserve (1); National Parks (5); Faunal Reserves (8); Special Reserve (1), Private Reserves International • CBD, 1995 • CITES, 1980 • ACCNNR, 1969 • WHC, 1980 • CMS Gorilla Agreement, 2008
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Legislation National. The Law on Protected Areas of Equatorial Guinea was passed in 2000 (4/2000), and the number of PAs increased to 13 in total, out of which 10 are located in Rio Muni: 2 NP (Xxxxx Xxxxx and Los Altos de Nsork), 5 Natural Reserves, one scientific reserve and 2 natural monuments. The conservation of natural resources and biodiversity are managed by two Ministries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, and the Ministry of Fisheries and Environment. They are supported by national technical institutions, such as the Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Forestal y Gestion del Sistema de Areas Protegidas (INDEFOR), and the National Institute for Biodiversity conservation (INCOMA). A decree forbidding capture, trade and consumption of primate bushmeat was recently issued (Decree 72/2007). The forestry sector is managed on the basis of the Law No. 1/1997 and its application regulations (Decree 97/1997). These two instruments provide the basis for the regulation of natural areas. Other important instruments relevant to sustainable forest management include Decree 61/2007 on timber exploitation, and Decree 76/1999 on cancellation of contracts for forest concessions.
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