Summary of Conventions

Signatories

Country	Status	Year
Algeria	pending	24-Jun-1983
Botswana	pending	15-Sep-1968
Burundi	pending	15-Sep-1968
Cameroon	pending	29-Oct-1978
Central African Republic	pending	16-Apr-1970
Chad	pending	15-Sep-1968
Comoros	pending	15-Sep-1968
Congo, R. of	pending	29-May-1981
Congo, D.R. of	pending	13-Nov-1976
Benin	pending	15-Sep-1968
Ethiopia	pending	15-Sep-1968
Djibouti	pending	17-May-1978
Gabon	pending	28-Jan-1989
Gambia	pending	15-Sep-1968
Ghana	pending	16-Jun-1969
Guinea	pending	15-Sep-1968
Côte d'Ivoire	pending	16-Feb-1969
Kenya	pending	16-Jun-1969
Lesotho	pending	15-Sep-1968
Liberia	pending	22-Dec-1978
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	pending	15-Sep-1968
Madagascar	pending	23-Oct-1971
Malawi	pending	06-Apr-1973
Mali	pending	02-Aug-1974
Mauritania	pending	15-Sep-1968
Mauritius	pending	15-Sep-1968
Morocco	pending	11-Dec-1977
Mozambique	pending	01-May-1981
Niger	pending	26-Feb-1970
Nigeria	pending	07-Jun-1974
Rwanda	pending	04-Mar-1980
Senegal	pending	24-Mar-1972
Sierra Leone	pending	15-Sep-1968
Somalia	pending	15-Sep-1968
Sudan	pending	30-Nov-1973
Swaziland	pending	16-Jun-1969
Togo	pending	20-Dec-1979
Tunisia	pending	04-Mar-1977
Uganda	pending	30-Dec-1977
Egypt	pending	12-May-1972
Tanzania, United R. of	pending	22-Dec-1974
Burkina Faso	pending	29-Sep-1969
Zambia	pending	01-Jun-1972

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	African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Objectives

     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 

     (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

     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

Short Name:	African Convention
Full Name:	African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Purpose:	biodiversity
Established:	15-Sep-1968
Entered into force:	16-Jun-1969
Type:	convention, multi-lateral
Place where established:	Algiers, Algeria
Schedule to expire:
Goals and Objectives:	The objective of the Convention is 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.
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