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14.3.2 International Instruments Relevant to South
Sudanese Environmental Protection
Environmental problems have been neglected for a long time. After the
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHD)
which held in Stockholm in 1972, environmental concerns were known
globally. Later on, in 1987, World Commission on Environment and
Development (WCED) proposed the idea of sustainable development
which entails meeting the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
29
South Sudanese environmental laws are in line with various international instruments. However, most of the treaties South Sudan is a
party to, are inherited from its earlier mother nation Sudan; therefore,
in reviewing them, the research will mention the signatory being Sudan.
Sudan has recognized the importance of natural resources management
since the beginning of the twentieth century and first passed legislation
relating to forests and wildlife in 1902.
Sudan participated in the Stockholm Conference (1972) on Environment and Human Development and established the first committee
dealing with the environment in the National Council for Research in
1977. Sudan also signed and ratified the International Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) and received funding for the preparation
of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). The
country further signed and ratified the United Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and prepared a National Action Plan
to Combat Desertification. Sudan also ratified the Kyoto Protocol as well
as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Stockholm Convention
on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Another instrument that is worth highlighting is the Agenda 21.
30
Sudan, being a party to the Earth Summit in 1992 and the followup on the implementation of Agenda 21 in Johannesburg in 2002 and
Rio in 2012, agreed to follow a road map to implement activities that
29 Brundtland Commission Report, 1987.
30 Agenda 21 is a non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable
development. It is a product of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.
P. R. Gatkuoth
14.3.2 International Instruments Relevant to South
Sudanese Environmental Protection
Environmental problems have been neglected for a long time. After the
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHD)
which held in Stockholm in 1972, environmental concerns were known
globally. Later on, in 1987, World Commission on Environment and
Development (WCED) proposed the idea of sustainable development
which entails meeting the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
29
South Sudanese environmental laws are in line with various international instruments. However, most of the treaties South Sudan is a
party to, are inherited from its earlier mother nation Sudan; therefore,
in reviewing them, the research will mention the signatory being Sudan.
Sudan has recognized the importance of natural resources management
since the beginning of the twentieth century and first passed legislation
relating to forests and wildlife in 1902.
Sudan participated in the Stockholm Conference (1972) on Environment and Human Development and established the first committee
dealing with the environment in the National Council for Research in
1977. Sudan also signed and ratified the International Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) and received funding for the preparation
of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). The
country further signed and ratified the United Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and prepared a National Action Plan
to Combat Desertification. Sudan also ratified the Kyoto Protocol as well
as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Stockholm Convention
on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Another instrument that is worth highlighting is the Agenda 21.
30
Sudan, being a party to the Earth Summit in 1992 and the followup on the implementation of Agenda 21 in Johannesburg in 2002 and
Rio in 2012, agreed to follow a road map to implement activities that
29 Brundtland Commission Report, 1987.
30 Agenda 21 is a non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable
development. It is a product of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.