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AFRICAN CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Objectives
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To encourage individual and joint action for the conservation,
utilization and development of soil, water, flora and fauna for the
present and future welfare of mankind, from an economic,
nutritional, scientific, educational, cultural and aesthetic point
of view.
Summary of provisions
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(a) Fundamental principle - "The Contracting States shall
undertake to adopt the measures necessary to ensure conservation,
utilization and development of soil, water, floral and faunal
resources in accordance with scientific principles and with due
regard to the best interests of the people" (art. II);
(b) Parties to take effective measures to conserve and
improve the soil and to control erosion and land use (art. IV);
(c) Parties to establish policies to conserve, utilize and
develop water resources, prevent pollution and control water use
(art. V);
(d) Parties to protect flora and ensure its best utilization,
the management of forests and control of burning, land clearance and
overgrazing (art. VI);
(e) Parties to conserve faunal resources and use them wisely,
manage populations and habitats, control hunting, capture and
fishing, and prohibit the use of poisons, explosives and automatic
weapons in hunting (art. VII);
(f) Protected species in list A enjoy full total protection,
while those in list B may be taken only with authorization (art.
VIII);
(g) Traffic in trophies to be tightly controlled, to prevent
trade in illegally killed and obtained trophies (art. IX);
(h) Conservation areas to be established and maintained (art.X);
(i) Customary rights to be reconciled with the Convention
(art. XI);
(j) Conservation education to be undertaken at all levels
(art. XIII);
(k) Conservation and ecological factors to be considered in
development plans (art. XIV);
(l) Parties to cooperate wherever necessary in implementing
the Convention (art. XVI).
Membership
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Open for accession by any independent African State.
Instruments of accession to be deposited with the Secretary-General
of OAU.
Date of adoption 15. 9.1968
Place of adoption Algiers, Algeria
Date of entry into force 9.10.1969
Languages English, French
Depositary OAU
Participant Entry into force
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Algeria 23. 6.1983
Cameroon 29.10.1978
Central African Republic 16. 4.1970
Congo 29. 5.1981
Côte d'Ivoire 9.10.1969
Djibouti 7. 5.1978
Egypt 12. 5.1969
Ghana 9.10.1969
Kenya 9.10.1969
Liberia 22.12.1978
Madagascar 23.10.1971
Malawi 6. 4.1973
Mali 3. 7.1974
Morocco 11.12.1977
Mozambique 1. 5.1981
Niger 26. 1.1970
Nigeria 7. 5.1974
Rwanda 6. 3.1980
Senegal 25. 2.1972
Seychelles 14.11.1977
Sudan 30.11.1973
Swaziland 9.10.1969
Togo 24.11.1979
Tunisia 4. 3.1978
Uganda 30.12.1977
United Republic of
Tanzania 22.12.1974
Zaire 9.10.1969
Zambia 31. 5.1972
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