Vol 12-10

NHSA Newsletter

VOL. 12 (10) - 01-03-2016

NHSA Policy Document

NHSA POLICY ON INVOLVEMENT IN CONSERVATION

ADHERENCE  

The NHSA stance on conservation is directed by adherence to the content and stipulations contained in the following sets of internationally accepted conservation policy guidelines:

International Union for Conservation and Nature  (IUCN):

United Nations Environmental Programme  (UNEP):

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development  (UNCED):

 

CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES

NHSA's position on conservation is thus built on the prescripts of the above mentioned sets of guidelines, and is set out in the following three inter-dependant sets of principles:

Understanding conservation to be the responsible sustainable use of renewable natural resources, and the acceptance of accountability for the appropriate management of relevant processes to achieve same.

The NHSA conservation focus on the indigenous wildlife of South Africa.

NHSA submits to all official conservation guidelines contained in all sets of Legislation, Ordinances, Regulations, or Proclamations which have been issued on all levels of government.

PARTICPATION IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS OR PROGRAMMES

NHSA participates and supports the following conservation activities through mandated representatives in name of the Association, within the context and domain of its conservation policy, and with a scientific and factually based approach, and which participation or support will not be influenced by any donor, sponsor, partner, or corporative member:  

NON-PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS

NHSA will not participate or support the following conservation activities: