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Resolution No. 42/06 approving the Strategy and the National plan of action for Biodiversity.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 90.
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation Policy/planning Right of use Traditional rights/customary rights Wetlands Biodiversity Protected area Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Africa, AFRICA FAO, 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 approves the National Policy on Forests, Wildlife and Conservation areas. The Resolution, consisting of 5 Sections and 3 Annexes, is the National instrument in the framework of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. It aims at incorporating into National development policies and programmes specific measures for the conservation and the sustainable use of biological diversity as well as for a correct and equitable distribution of biological resources for the benefit of all Angolan citizens. Annexes deal with the National plan of action, the protection areas and the National legislation on Environmental protection.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org