Legislation National. The main laws dealing with wildlife preservation and use are Law 48/83, Law 49/83 and Decree 85/879. The Ministry of Forest Economy and the Environment (MFEE) is responsible for wildlife conservation and regulated use, including the management of protected areas. There are three main categories of protected areas: national parks (3), wildlife reserves (6), and hunting reserves (2), faunal sanctuaries (4) including 2 for gorillas and 2 for chimpanzees. International: • COMIFAC Treaty, 2005 • Kinshasa Declaration, 2005 • CMS, 2000 • CBD, 1993 • WHO, 1987 • CITES, 1983 • ACCNNR, 1981 • Lusaka Agreement • RAPAC • CMS Gorilla Agreement, 2008 Congo has two Biosphere Reserves: Odzala-Koukoua NP and Dimonika (Mayombe mountains); it is part of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership.
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Samples: www.cms.int, Gorilla Agreement Action Plan, Gorilla Agreement Action Plan
