Biodiversity Management Plan for African Lion (Panthera Leo) (G.N. No. 1190 of 2015). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Miscellaneous Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 39468, 2 December 2015. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biodiversity Endangered species Policy/planning Hunting/capture Animal health Pests/diseases Wildlife products International agreement-implementation Protection of species Access and benefit-sharing Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Notice of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, made under section 43(1) {b)(i) read with section 43(3) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004, sets out a biodiversity management and conservation plan for the African Lion (Panthera Leo). The Plan concerns, among other things, protection, monitoring, permitting and stock control, sustainability and biological management, captive breeding and disease control, and makes reference to various international legal instruments, notably CITES, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement. Full text English Website www.gov.za References - Legislation Implements National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act, 2004 (No. 10 of 2004). Legislation | South Africa | 2004 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Biosafety, Biosecurity, Indigenous peoples, Basic legislation, Biodiversity, Data collection/reporting, Policy/planning, Education, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Genetic resources, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Institution, Inventory, Management/conservation, Monitoring, Protection of habitats, Research, Special fund, Traditional rights/customary rights, Use restrictions, Wildlife products, Endangered species, Dangerous animal/harmful animal, Biotechnology, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Access and benefit-sharing, Protection of species, Trade in species Source: FAO, FAOLEX