Regulations under the Wildlife Protection and Management Act, 2017, Solomon Islands

Factsheet
Project ID
#20170001
Date of request
August 05, 2020
Project date
Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
Country
Solomon Islands
Related Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3
Goal 15
Goal 16
Topics
Biological Diversity
Trade and Investment
Other(s) topics
Natural resources regulation
Wildlife protection and management
Implementation Status
Completed
Activity description

Through a Small-Scale Funding Agreement dated 11 January 2018, UNEP supported the Government of Solomon Islands in developing regulations under the Wildlife Protection and Management Act, 2017. The objective of the regulations is to provide an enabling framework for implementation of the country’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). With UNEP’s support, and under the guidance of the country’s Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), the Wildlife Protection and Management (Amendment) Regulations 2019 were developed and officially gazetted on 5 June 2020.

Achieved outcomes and impacts

The regulations aided the government of Solomon Islands to comply with CITES requirements on national legislation. Specifically, the regulations enhanced the powers and functions of the country’s CITES scientific and management authorities, and set out relevant permits, fees and prescribed forms for trade of species and related products covered under CITES.

UNEP support in implementing the activity

UNEP supported development of the regulations by providing USD 15,000 to the government of Solomon Islands for recruitment of a national legal consultant and for stakeholder consultations. UNEP also provided legal guidance by reviewing the draft regulations.

Relevant project documentation
WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 2019
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