Review Of Tanzania S Wildlife Policies And Laws

Author : Didi Wamukoya,Dmitry Kornilov
Publisher : African Wildlife Foundation
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Review of Tanzania's Wildlife Policies and Laws by Didi Wamukoya,Dmitry Kornilov Pdf

Tanzania is one of the most bio‐diverse countries on the African continent with a long history of conservation. The Tanzanian government remains committed to conserving wildlife resources and their habitats. Legislation on wildlife conservation in Tanzania dates as far back as the 1890’s and from that time, it has been transformed to address modern day challenges and changing wildlife conservation methods. Tanzania is also a party to various international instruments including CITES, UNCAC and UNCTOC. These instruments make provisions for parties to enact legislation that will enhance wildlife law enforcement. They include provisions on regulation of wildlife trade, prevention of organized crime and money laundering and addressing corruption. Tanzania has domesticated these provisions by enacting various pieces of legislation including anti‐money laundering laws, prevention of organized crime laws and anti‐corruption laws. These laws support the main wildlife legislation in providing harsher penalties for wildlife offences and addressing corruption as a driver of wildlife crimes. Despite all the policy and legislative efforts made by Tanzania to prevent wildlife crime, there has been a worrying loss of wildlife in the recent past. This has been attributed to high demand for wildlife products in Asia, poverty in Tanzania that incentivises wildlife crime, penetration of organised criminal groups into Tanzania and corruption in law enforcement. Tanzania has been working to overcome these challenges and has seen wildlife poaching and trafficking kingpins arrested and handed very hefty penalties which will hopefully deter other wildlife offenders.

Author : Didi Wamukoya
Publisher : African Wildlife Foundation
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Analysis of Ethiopia's Wildlife Policies and Laws by Didi Wamukoya Pdf

Ethiopia is committed to wildlife conservation and has in place a wildlife policy and strategy that guides the administration of the wildlife sector. This policy is translated into legislation for purposes of making its provisions enforceable. There is legislation that establishes the institutional framework of the wildlife sector and legislation that regulates the wildlife sector. The wildlife legislation has strong provisions that address wildlife crime and wildlife trafficking but it also has gaps that need to be sealed in order to successfully administer and adjudicate over wildlife cases. Ethiopia is quite strong in complying with international standards that address wildlife crime including standards on reduction of wildlife trade, fighting of organized criminal groups, curbing money laundering and fighting corruption. The effectiveness of the legislation cannot be accurately gauged as there is lack of consistent and reliable data on wildlife cases.

Author : Didi Wamukoya
Publisher : African Wildlife Foundation
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Analysis of Uganda's Wildlife Policies and Laws by Didi Wamukoya Pdf

Uganda has a very strong wildlife policy and the government is committed towards wildlife conservation and protection and fighting wildlife crime. Uganda is a party to various international conventions that provide for the conservation in wildlife, regulation of trade in wildlife and wildlife products, proper law enforcement and anti‐corruption initiatives. Being a party to these instruments demonstrates Uganda’s commitment to meet international standards in protection of wildlife and reduction of wildlife crime in the country. However, even with a strong policy and commitment to international standards, wildlife crime still occurs in Uganda that is a serious threat to the survival of some key iconic species in the country. One of the reasons is that the wildlife legislation and other laws do not reflect the standards set in the policy or the international requirements. Uganda is working towards review of its laws to catch up with its policies and international standards and hopefully this will address the gap and weaknesses in the wildlife legislation.

Author : Didi Wamukoya
Publisher : African Wildlife Foundation
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Analysis of Botswana's Wildlife Policies and Laws by Didi Wamukoya Pdf

Botswana has a long history of wildlife conservation dating back to 1890 when the first game protection statute was enacted. Since that time, wildlife policies and laws have been developed to address increased threats to wildlife, especially poaching and trafficking in wildlife products. Botswana now has in place various strategies and policies on wildlife conservation and management which guide the enactment of wildlife legislation. The key wildlife law is the Wildlife Conservation and National parks Act enacted in 1992. The Act sets out the institutional and administrative framework of the wildlife. There are strong provisions that strictly regulate wildlife conservation and utilization and address wildlife crime and wildlife law enforcement. Nevertheless, there are still some gaps that exist within the law that need to be sealed in order to effectively curb wildlife crime. Botswana is quite robust in adopting international standards to address wildlife crime and has enacted legislation to stop illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products and deter profiting from wildlife crime by confiscating proceeds of crime and criminalizing money laundering. Legislation to curb corruption among public officials, including those who deal with wildlife matters, is in place and its rigorous enforcement has led to Botswana being one of the least corrupt countries in Africa. The effectiveness of the wildlife legislation in Botswana cannot be accurately gauged as there is little information on the number of wildlife crimes committed and the conviction rates of wildlife offenders.

Author : G. L. Kamukala,S. A. Crafter
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 2831701856

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Wetlands of Tanzania by G. L. Kamukala,S. A. Crafter Pdf

These 16 papers and final recommendations provide up-to-date information and offer guidance on future wetlands development options.

Author : Vincent Shauri,Laura Hitchcock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Buffer zones (Ecosystem management)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073494218

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Wildlife Corridors and Buffer Zones in Tanzania by Vincent Shauri,Laura Hitchcock Pdf

Author : Fred Nelson
Publisher : IIED
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781843696636

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Emerging or illusory? Community wildlife management in Tanzania by Fred Nelson Pdf

Author : Lawrence Mbwambo
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-30
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9786023870233

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The distribution of powers and responsibilities affecting forests, land use, and REDD+ across levels and sectors in Tanzania: A legal study by Lawrence Mbwambo Pdf

What level of government holds powers over forests – and decisions affecting forests – in mainland Tanzania? Which powers and responsibilities are centralized, and which are decentralized? What role can citizens play?

Author : Prakash Kashwan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190637385

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Democracy in the Woods by Prakash Kashwan Pdf

'Democracy in the Woods' examines the trajectories of forest and land rights in India, Tanzania, and Mexico to explain how societies negotiate the tensions between environmental protection and social justice. It shows that the social consequences of environmental protection depend, almost entirely, on political intermediation of competing claims to environmental resources.

Author : Godwin S. Kowero,Bruce Morgan Campbell,Ussif Rashid Sumaila
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 9789793361222

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Policies and Governance Structures in Woodlands of Southern Africa by Godwin S. Kowero,Bruce Morgan Campbell,Ussif Rashid Sumaila Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264251847

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OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Illicit Trade Converging Criminal Networks by OECD Pdf

This report assesses the magnitude, flows and drivers of illicit trade and the illegal economy including: narcotics, human trafficking, wildlife, sports betting, counterfeit medicines, alcohol and tobacco.

Author : H.H.T Prins,Jan Geu Grootenhuis,Thomas T. Dolan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789401140126

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Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use by H.H.T Prins,Jan Geu Grootenhuis,Thomas T. Dolan Pdf

One of the major challenges of sustainable development is the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved. To this end, a team of conservation biologists, hunters, tourist operators, ranchers, wildlife and land managers, ecologists, veterinarians and economists was convened to discuss whether wildlife outside protected areas in Africa can be conserved in the face of agricultural expansion and human population growth. They reached the unequivocal - if controversial - conclusion that wildlife can be an economic asset, especially in the African savannas, if this wildlife can be sustainably utilized through safari hunting and tourism. Using the African savannas as an example, Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use shows that in many instances sustainable wildlife utilization comprises an even better form of land use than livestock keeping. Even when population pressure is high, as in agricultural areas or in humid zones, and wild animal species can pose a serious cost to agriculture, these costs are mainly caused by small species with a low potential for safari hunting. Although ranching has a very low rate of return and is hardly ever profitable, the biggest obstacle to the model of sustainable wildlife use outlined in Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use is from unfair competition from the agricultural sector, such as subsidies and lack of taxation, resulting in market distortion for wildlife utilization. This book thus gives valuable evidence for a different way of working, providing arguments for removing such distortions and thereby facilitating financially sound land use and making it a rationally sound choice to conserve wildlife outside protected areas. The expert team of authors, most of whom came together at a workshop to thrash out the ideas that were then developed into the various chapters, has written a superb account of recent research on this complex subject, resulting in a book that is a major contribution to our understanding of sustainable use of land. The important conclusion is that wildlife conservation can be possible for landholders and local communities if they have a financial interest in protecting wildlife on their lands.

Author : Didi Wamukoya,Valerio A. Macandza, PhD,Rodrigo Munguambe
Publisher : African Wildlife Foundation
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Analysis of Mozambique's Wildlife Policies and Laws by Didi Wamukoya,Valerio A. Macandza, PhD,Rodrigo Munguambe Pdf

Mozambique has developed comprehensive policies and laws for the protection, conservation and sustainable use of wildlife resources, with engagement of a wide range of stakeholders, including local communities and the private sector. During the last 15 years the main legislation governing wildlife and conservation areas management is the Forest and Wildlife Law1 and its regulation. However, this law is inadequate to combat wildlife crimes. Offenses against iconic and protected wildlife species are punishable only by fines, which are not high enough to discourage the crime. Additionally, the enforcement of the law is constrained by limited number of enforcement agents, limited patrolling equipment, limited incentives and widespread corruption. The increasing level of organized crime is also threatening the survival of protected wildlife species. The Conservation Areas Law2 was enacted in 2014 and offers a great opportunity to combat wildlife crime as it provides for heavy fines and imprisonment of up to 12 years for offenses against protected wildlife species. However, the enforcement of this law is constrained by the lack of its regulations. Mozambique has ratified the most relevant international conventions for the conservation of wildlife and their habitats and has, to a large extent, adapted domestic legislation to incorporate the provisions of the conventions. However, weak enforcement of domestic legislation undermines the fulfilment of the obligations of the country associated with the ratification of the conventions.

Author : Cyrille de Klemm,Barbara J. Lausche,IUCN Environmental Law Centre
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 1716 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2880320917

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African Wildlife Laws by Cyrille de Klemm,Barbara J. Lausche,IUCN Environmental Law Centre Pdf

Author : B. Chaytor,K.R. Gray
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789401701358

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International Environmental Law and Policy in Africa by B. Chaytor,K.R. Gray Pdf

C.O.OKIDl1 I welcome the opportunity to prepare a Foreword to the book on Environmental Policy and Law in Africa, edited by Kevin R. Gray and Beatrice Chaytor. It is a pleasure to do that because the book is a contribution to the cause of capacity building for development and implementation of environmental law in Africa, a goal towards which I have had an undivided focus over the last two decades. There is still some belief in and outside Africa that for developing countries in general, and Africa in particular, development and implementation of environmental law is not a priority. This belief prevails strongly in many quarters of the industrialised countries. In fact, the view is held either out of blatant ignorance or by some renegade industrialists who fail to appreciate Michael Royston's 1979 thesis that Pollution Prevention Pays.2 That group, for obvious reasons, must have their correspondent counterparts in Africa to provide hope that industries rejected as derelict in the West or inoperable due to rigorous environmental regulation, can find homes to which they can escape and dump their polluting industries.