Zimbabwe - International treaties - CMS
RATIFIED INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
Zimbabwe
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
Art. I-1
The legal framework provides for definitions (of key terms) identical in wording or effect as those set out in Article I.
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Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14]
Section 2 "hunt” means— (a) to kill, injure, shoot at or capture; or (b) with intent to kill, injure, shoot at or capture, to wilfully disturb or molest by any method; or (c) with intent to kill, injure, shoot at or capture, to lie in wait for, follow or search for; “specially protected animal” means any animal declared in terms of Part IX to be a specially protected animal; |
Art. II-1
The legal framework allows for the conservation of migratory species and their habitats, especially those species for which conservation status is unfavourable.
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Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14]
Section 43. The animals specified in the Sixth Schedule are hereby declared to be specially protected animals. Section 44. The Minister may, on the recommendation of, or after consultation with, the Authority, by notice in a statutory instrument, amend the Sixth Schedule by adding thereto or removing therefrom the name of any animal. Section 45(1). No person shall—(a) hunt any specially protected animal; or (b) keep, have in his possession or sell or otherwise dispose of any live specially protected animal or the meat or trophy of any such animal; except in terms of a permit issued in terms of section forty-six. |
Art. II-2
The legal framework allows for the adoption of measures to avoid any migratory species becoming endangered.
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Art. II-3
The legal framework allows for:
a) promotion and support of research on migratory species; and
b) immediate protection for migratory species included in Appendix I of the CMS.
a) promotion and support of research on migratory species; and
b) immediate protection for migratory species included in Appendix I of the CMS.
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Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14]
Section 43. The animals specified in the Sixth Schedule are hereby declared to be specially protected animals. Section 44. The Minister may, on the recommendation of, or after consultation with, the Authority, by notice in a statutory instrument, amend the Sixth Schedule by adding thereto or removing therefrom the name of any animal. Section 45(1). No person shall— (a) hunt any specially protected animal; or (b) keep, have in his possession or sell or otherwise dispose of any live specially protected animal or the meat or trophy of any such animal; except in terms of a permit issued in terms of section forty-six. |
Art. III-4
With respect to migratory species listed in Appendix I of the CMS, the legal framework makes it obligatory:
a) to conserve and, where appropriate, restore habitats of those species which are important in protecting the species from danger of extinction;
b) to prevent, remove, compensate for or minimize the adverse effects of activities or obstacles that seriously impede or prevent the migration of the species; and
c) to prevent, reduce or control factors that endanger the species, including controlling the introduction of, or controlling or eliminating, already introduced exotic species.
a) to conserve and, where appropriate, restore habitats of those species which are important in protecting the species from danger of extinction;
b) to prevent, remove, compensate for or minimize the adverse effects of activities or obstacles that seriously impede or prevent the migration of the species; and
c) to prevent, reduce or control factors that endanger the species, including controlling the introduction of, or controlling or eliminating, already introduced exotic species.
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Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27]
Section 116 (1). The Minister shall take such measures as may be necessary for the conservation of biological diversity and the implementation of Zimbabwe’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity adopted in 1992, and may, in so doing - (a) identify the components of the biological diversity of Zimbabwe; (b) determine the components of biological diversity which are threatened with extinction; (c) prepare and maintain an inventory of the biological diversity of Zimbabwe; (d) determine actual and potential threats to the biological diversity and devise such measures as are necessary for preventing, removing or mitigating the effect of those threats; (e) devise measures for better protection and conservation of rare and endemic species of wild fauna and flora; (k) prohibit or restrict access by any person to or the exportation of any component of the biological diversity of Zimbabwe. (2) The Minister may, on the advice of the Board and in consultation with the responsible Minister, take such action or measures may be necessary for the conservation of the biological diversity of a specific locality and may, in so doing- (b) select and manage environmental protection areas for the conservation of the various terrestrial and aquatic ecological systems; (d) prohibit or control the importation of and introduction into the wild of exotic animal and plant species; (f) determine special measures for the protection of species, ecosystems and habitats faced with extinction. |
Art. III-5
The legal framework prohibits the taking (including hunting and capturing) of the animals listed in Appendix I of the CMS, with possible exceptions to this prohibition only:
a) for scientific purposes;
b) to enhance the propagation or survival of the affected species;
c) to accommodate the needs of traditional subsistence users of such species; or
d) if extraordinary circumstances so require.
Provided that such exceptions are precise as to content and limited in space and time, and that the taking does not operate to the detriment of the species.
a) for scientific purposes;
b) to enhance the propagation or survival of the affected species;
c) to accommodate the needs of traditional subsistence users of such species; or
d) if extraordinary circumstances so require.
Provided that such exceptions are precise as to content and limited in space and time, and that the taking does not operate to the detriment of the species.
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Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14]
Section 43. The animals specified in the Sixth Schedule are hereby declared to be specially protected animals. Section 44. The Minister may, on the recommendation of, or after consultation with, the Authority, by notice in a statutory instrument, amend the Sixth Schedule by adding thereto or removing therefrom the name of any animal Section 45(1). No person shall— (a) hunt any specially protected animal; or (b) keep, have in his possession or sell or otherwise dispose of any live specially protected animal or the meat or trophy of any such animal; except in terms of a permit issued in terms of section forty-six. Section 59. Subject to subsection (4), no person shall— (a) hunt any animal on any land; or (b) remove any animal or any part of an animal from any land or from one place to another on any land; except in terms of a permit issued in terms of paragraph (c) of subsection (4). Section 60. The Minister may, on the recommendation of, or after consultation with, the Authority, by notice in a statutory instrument, prohibit or restrict either indefinitely or for such period as may be specified in the notice the hunting or removal of any animal or any specimen or sex of any animal or any part thereof in or from any area or areas which are defined in the notice where it deems it necessary to do so for all or any of the following purposes— (a) the control of the spread of disease; (b) the protection of human life and property; (c) conservation or management of animal populations; (d) administrative purposes. |
Art. IV-3
The legal framework encourages the conclusion of international agreements for the conservation and management of the migratory species listed in Appendix II of the CMS, with priority for species with an unfavourable conservation status (as opposed to species whose conservation status would benefit significantly from international cooperation, which are also listed in Appendix II).
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Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27]
Section 132. Where the Government is not yet party to an international environmental instrument (hereinafter in this Part referred to as an “instrument”), the Minister may recommend to Cabinet and Parliament to sign, ratify or accede to the instrument. |