LAW N° 064/2021 OF 14/10/2021 GOVERNING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY | 064/2021 OF 14/10/2021 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW N° 064/2021 OF 14/10/2021 GOVERNING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

This Law’s purpose is to conserve, manage, protect, and promote biological diversity.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
064/2021 OF 14/10/2021
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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About this statute

This Law’s purpose is to conserve, manage, protect, and promote biological diversity. This law applies to conservation, protection, management, and promotion of biodiversity, wildlife and related parts and derivatives, and trade in specimens of species. This article defines key terms used in the law on biodiversity and wildlife. Wildlife species are divided into three categories, and a Ministerial Order may update the species lists in Annexes I, II, and III. A Ministerial Order establishes a conservation area and sets the rules for its conservation.