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30x30 Conservation Targets for Inland Waters
Analysis of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3 ('30x30') as it applies to freshwater and inland water ecosystems. Target 3 commits to conserving 30% of... -
Environmental Impact Assessment Requirements for the Water Sector in Southern Africa
Overview of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) requirements across the three Incomati Basin countries for water-related projects and activities. South Africa: NEMA EIA... -
South Africa National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) Series
South Africa's flagship assessment of the state of biodiversity and ecosystems, produced approximately every five years by SANBI in collaboration with numerous research... -
SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement (1999)
Regional framework for harmonising wildlife conservation and law enforcement across the Southern African Development Community. Signed in Maputo, Mozambique, on 18 August 1999.... -
Mozambique Environmental & Biodiversity Legislation
Compilation of Mozambique's key environmental and biodiversity laws relevant to freshwater conservation. Lei do Ambiente (Law 20/1997): framework environmental law establishing... -
South Africa National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA, 2011)
The first systematic biodiversity plan for freshwater ecosystems in South Africa, published in 2011 as a collaborative effort between CSIR, SANBI, WRC, DWS, and other partners.... -
South Africa National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA, Act...
South Africa's primary legislation for biodiversity conservation and management, enacted under the framework of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, Act 107 of... -
Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural...
The comprehensive continental framework for environmental governance in Africa, adopted in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 July 2003 as a revision of the original 1968 Algiers... -
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (1971)
The oldest multilateral environmental agreement, adopted in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971, entered into force in 1975. Currently 172 Contracting Parties with over 2,500... -
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (2022)
The landmark global biodiversity agreement adopted at COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, Canada, on 19 December 2022. Succeeds the Aichi Biodiversity...