Paragraphs in "African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources" coded as SCIR
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| Label | Provision |
|---|---|
| Pre.5 | FULLY CONSCIOUS of the ever-growing importance of natural resources from an economic, nutritional, scientific, educational, cultural and aesthetic point of view; |
| Art.2.1x | The contracting States shall undertake to adopt the measures necessary to ensure conservation, utilization and development of soil, water, flora and faunal resources in accordance with scientific principles and with due regard to the best interests of the people. |
| Art.4.1x.a | (a) they shall establish land-use plans based on scientific investigations (ecological, pedological, economic, and sociological) and, in particular, classification of land-use capability; |
| Art.4.1x.b | (b) they shall, when implementing agricultural practices and agrarian reforms, |
| Art.4.1x.b.1 | (1) improve soil conservation and introduce improved farming methods, which ensure long-term productivity of the land; |
| Art.4.1x.b.2 | (2) control erosion caused by various forms of land-use which may lead to loss of vegetation cover. |
| Art.5.1.a | (a) the study of water cycles and the investigation of each catchment area; |
| Art.5.1.b | (b) the co-ordination and planning of water resources development projects; |
| Art.5.1.d | (d) prevention and control of water pollution. |
| Art.5.2 | 2. Where surface or underground water resources are shared by two or more of the contracting States, the latter shall act in consultation, and if the need arises, set up inter-State Commissions to study and resolve problems arising from the joint use of these resources, and for the joint development and conservation thereof. |
| Art.6.1.a | (a) adopt scientifically-based conservation, utilization and management plans of forests and rangeland, taking into account the social and economic needs of the States concerned, the importance of the vegetation cover for the maintenance of the water balance of an area, the productivity of soils and the habitat requirements of the fauna; |
| Art.6.1.b | (b) observe section (a) above by paying particular attention to controlling bush fires, forest exploitation, land clearing for cultivation, and over-grazing by domestic and wild animals; |
| Art.6.1.c | (c) set aside areas for forest reserve and carry out afforestation programmers where necessary; |
| Art.6.1.e | (e) establish botanical gardens to perpetuate plant species of particular interest. |
| Art.6.2 | 2. The Contracting States also shall undertake the conservation of plant species or communities, which are threatened and/ or of special scientific or aesthetic value by ensuring that they are included in conservation areas. |
| Art.7.1 | 1. The Contracting States shall ensure conservation, wise use and development of faunal resources and their environment, within the framework of land-use planning and of economic and social development. Management shall be carried out in accordance with plans based on scientific principles, and to that end the Contracting States shall: |
| Art.7.1.a | (a) manage wildlife populations inside designated areas according to the objective s of such areas and also manage exploitable wildlife populations outside such areas for an optimum sustained yield, compatible with and complementary to other land uses; and |
| Art.7.1.b | (b) manage aquatic environments, whether in fresh, brackish or coastal water, with a view to minimize deleterious effects of any water and land use practice which might adversely affect aquatic habitats. |
| Art.8.1.a | (a) species in Class A shall be totally protected throughout the entire territory of the Contracting States; the hunting, killing, capture or collection of specimens shall be permitted only on the authorization in each case of the highest competent authority and only if required in the national interest or for scientific purposes; and |
| Art.10.1 | 1. The Contracting States shall maintain and extend where appropriate, within their territory and where applicable in their territorial waters, the Conservation areas existing at the time of entry into force of the present convention and, preferably within the framework of land use planning programmers, assess the necessity of establishing additional conservation areas in order to: |