Convention on Biological Diversity - Legislation and policy<p>This section of the website provides an overview on laws and policies that are relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Belgium. It highlights dispositions relative to a wide range of complementary themes such as nature conservation, forests, water, hunting, trade of wildlife species, etc.</p>
<p>The successive State reforms have attributed most of the competences on biodiversity to the three Belgian Regions (Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia). This has as implication that former national laws have been adapted into each Region's own legislation.</p>
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</p>2014-11-25T16:43:45Ztag:www.archives.biodiv.be,2014-11-25:/implementation/laws-policieshttp://www.archives.biodiv.be/misc_/CHM2/Site.gifConvention on Biological Diversity Belgian biodiversity-related legislation (laws, decrees, ordinances)tag:www.archives.biodiv.be,2014-11-25:/implementation/laws-policies/legislation2014-11-25T16:43:45ZAnton Cupceahdekoeijer<p><br />
The Belgian situation is particularly complex since most competences relating to biodiversity and territorial issues depend from the three regions (Brussels Capital Region, Flanders and Wallonia). This means that Belgium generally has three sets of legislation for a given thematic area, or more when some competences still remain at federal level.</p>
<p>The number of pieces of legislation is such that it is not possible to list them all in detail. This section of the website offers links to relevant websites, and provides keywords to navigate more easily when necessary. The texts are either in French or in Dutch.<br />
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</p> Belgian biodiversity-related policy (strategies, plans and programmes)tag:www.archives.biodiv.be,2014-11-25:/implementation/laws-policies/policies2014-11-25T16:43:45ZAnton Cupceahdekoeijer<p>As a Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Belgium is committed to one of its most important articles, Article 6 <a href="http://www.biodiv.org/convention/articles.asp?lg=0&a=cbd-06">'General Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use</a>', which requests each Party to develop national strategies, plans or programmes for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.</p>
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