CBD IMPACTS OF SUBSISTENCE USE OF WILDLIFE: AN ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL

In the same decision (decision XII/18, paragraph 13), the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary, working with the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW), to prepare technical guidance on the role of sustainable wildlife management for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and an analysis of the impacts of subsistence. [...] Selective and intensive hunting for commercial purposes has led to the extinction of some animal species such as the elephant and the mountain buffalo in the forest of Nyungwe and the porcupine in the Akagera National Park (Rwanda NBSAP, pg 44). [...] In Eritrea, the Forestry and Wildlife Conservation and Development Proclamation, in association with the regulations for the issuance of forestry and wildlife permits, provides the framework for the conservation and development of forests and wildlife resources. [...] In line with the 2020 Targets of the Strategic Plan, the programme will include an evaluation of wild populations for approximately 10 years, and the monitoring and assessment of ranching sites, in order to enhance the knowledge of the reproduction and survival of the species. [...] Additionally, the fundamental principles underlying the new Wildlife Act are the conservation of wildlife and incorporation of traditional values and knowledge as the majority of harvesters in the Northwest Territories are Aboriginal.