The Forest Policy Green Paper

Web Resources

Legislation

The Swaziland Environment Act, 1992
http://www.ecs.co.sz/leg_sd_files/env_leg_sd_seaact.htm

The Environmental Audit, Assessment and Review Regulations, 2000
http://www.ecs.co.sz/leg_sd_files/ env_leg_sd_eiaregs.htm

The Swaziland Waste Regulations, 2000
http://www.ecs.co.sz/leg_sd_files/env_leg_sd_waste_regs.htm

The Game Act, 1953
http://www.ecs.co.sz/leg_sd_files/env_leg_sd_game_act.htm

The Game Act (Amended), 1991
http://www.ecs.co.sz/leg_sd_files/env_leg_sd_game_amend_act.htm

The Flora Protection Act, 2000
http://www.ecs.co.sz/leg_sd_files/env_leg_sd_floraact.htm

The Swaziland National Trust Commission Act, 1973
http://http://www.sntc.org.sz/legislat/sntcact.html

The Swazi Administration Order, 1998
http://members.xoom.com/pudemo/documents/1998/admin-order.html

Policy

The Swaziland Environment Action Plan (SEAP)
http://www.ecs.co.sz/projects_seap_toc.htm

The Convention to Combat Desertification Swaziland National Action Plan (CCD/NAP)
http://www.ecs.co.sz/env_articles_policy_ccd_nap.htm

Others
http://www.ecs.co.sz/env_policies.htm

Draft Bills

The Draft Swaziland Environmental Management Bill, 2001
http://www.ecs.co.sz/leg_sd_files/env_leg_sd_env_mngt_2000.htm

The draft Water Bill, 2001
http://www.ecs.co.sz/leg_sd_files/env_leg_sd_waterbill98.htm

Conventions

Convention on Biological Diversity
http://www.biodiv.org/

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/CITES/eng/index.shtml or http://www.cites.org/

Agenda 21
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/agenda21text.htm

Statement of Principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-3annex3.htm

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm

Costa Rica - Canada Initiative
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/cfs/crc/english/index_e.htm

Regional Initiatives

Lubombo TFCA
http://www.peaceparks.org/profiles/maputaland.html

Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative (LSDI)
http://www.lubombo.org.za/

Dry Zone Africa Process
http://www.fao.org/forestry/foda/wforcong/publi/v6/e/10.HTM

United Nations Organisations

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
http://www.undp.org/

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
http://www.unep.org/

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD)
http://www.unccd.ch/

The United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC)
http://www.unfccc.de/text/index.html

Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.htm

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Forestry Section
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/FORESTRY/forestry.htm

The FAO AFRICOVER Programme
http://www.africover.org/

Agreements

International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA)
http://sedac.ciesin.org/pidb/texts/tropical.timber.1983.html

Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community
http://sedac.ciesin.org/pidb/register/reg-163.rrr.html

SADC Forestry Sector
http://www.fstcu.org/fstcu.htm

General

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
http://www.fscoax.org/principal.htm

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
http://www.csir.co.za/

Danish Co-operation for Environment and Development Agency (DANCED)
http://www.mst.dk/danced-uk/

Mondi Ltd.
http://www.mondi.co.za/

Sappi Ltd.
http://www.sappi.co.za/

Global Environment Facility (GEF)
http://www.gefweb.org/

National Forestry Action Plans
http://www.ids.ac.uk/eldis/data/d021/e02143.html

Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
http://209.183.228.59/home.html

The African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC)
http://www.fao.org/forestry/FO/STATBOD/AFWC/afwc-e.stm

FAO Formulation, Execution and Revision of National Forest Programmes
http://www.fao.org/forestry/FODA/NFP/BAS_PRIN/ENGLISH/HTTOC.HTM

The Role of Wood Energy in Africa Working Paper FOPW/99/3
http://www.fao.org/docrep/x2740e/x2740e00.htm

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
http://www.itto.or.jp/Index.html

World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/wcfsd/