This Policy provides for sustainable management of the wildlife resources in a healthy ecosystem that benefits a dynamic and vibrant economy for the communities and the country. The goal of this Policy is therefore to provide a framework for conserving, in perpetuity, country’s wildlife, rich diversity of species, habitats and ecosystems for the well-being of the population of Rwanda and the global community. The Policy identifies the following objectives to achieve the stated goal: 1) promoting national level conservation planning ensuring that wildlife is protected; developing and enhancing National Parks; creating conditions where people and wildlife can co-exist and have as little negative impact on each other as possible; encouraging wide stakeholder participation in the management of wildlife and equitable distribution of economic benefits; building the human capacity for the management of wildlife at all levels of Government, civil society and the private sector; developing institutional capacities to enable efficient and effective management of wildlife. The Policy defines and concerns the following topics: biodiversity; biodiversity indicators; conservation area; decentralisation; ecosystem conservation; environmental impact assessment; genetic resources; land owner; land use; invasive alien species; management plan; multilateral environmental agreement; national parks; protected area; sustainable use; wetlands; wildlife user rights.
Rwanda · 2013-03-01