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Resolution No. 27/16 implementing the Convention on Wetlands.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Wetlands Protected area Protection of habitats Erosion Coastal zone management Ecosystem preservation Inland waters Wild fauna Wild flora Migratory species Protection of environment Protection of species
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Resolution implements into the National territory of Angola the Convention on Wetlands signed in Ramsar on 2 February 1971. This Convention, consisting of 12 articles and 1 geographical map, establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order to perform any activity in wetland areas of international importance. It aims to regulate and stem the progressive erosion and loss of wetland areas today and in the future, which are a major economic, cultural, scientific and recreational sector, and a regulatory system for the ecological functions of water resources, which are still a shelter to characteristic wild flora and fauna species, especially aquatic migratory birds.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org