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Results of Wildlife Trade Policy Review in Nicaragua April, 2008

This report presents the results of a review conducted in April 2008 on the wildlife trade policy in Nicaragua. It highlights the existing legal frameworks, institutional capacities, monitoring systems, and provides recommendations for policy improvement. The examination identifies the need for a comprehensive policy on wildlife trade that integrates sustainability, incentives, equity, and governance approaches. Furthermore, it suggests strengthening institutional capacities, establishing strategic alliances, designing standardized monitoring systems, and implementing education and outreach programs.

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Results of Wildlife Trade Policy Review in Nicaragua April, 2008

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  1. Informe de resultados del Examen de la política de comercio de vida silvestres de Nicaragua Results of Wildlife Trade Policy Review in Nicaragua April, 2008

  2. Informe de resultados del Examen de la política de comercio de vida silvestres de Nicaragua POLICY CONTENT A writen policy on wildlife trade as such was not identify, however in practice a number of regulatory instruments issued as Decree, Laws and Administrative Dispositions are applied by the Ministery of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA). These legal instrumentes are derived from different Conventions, mainly CITES. Interview with Indigenous Community Leaders at Lamlaya, Puerto Cabezas

  3. Informe de resultados del Examen de la política de comercio de vida silvestres de Nicaragua The effectiveness The country has a number of strategies and programmes at the national and regional level with the objectives of enhancing the sustainability of wildlife, and whose implementation will help enhance the effectiveness of a policy for sustainable use of wildlife. However, national entities have serious limitations, because of their low institutional capacity, limited financial and operational resource to put them in place. The system of monitoring and research: The lack of development of research and monitoring of CITES species are limiting: first, to define quotas that are credible, reliable and acceptable; and secondly it do not permit the assessement of the status of species and territorial priorities; and thirdly, it makes it difficult to measure and value the conservation status of CITES species.

  4. Informe de resultados del Examen de la política de comercio de vida silvestres de Nicaragua POLICY INSTRUMENTS (LEGAL FRAME) • Nicaragua has a General Environmental Law, issued in 06/06/96 and is considered the legal frame that defines the norms and mechanism in regards to the use, conservation, protection and restauration of the environment and natural resources in a sustainable manner. It recognizes the sustainable development concept. Authority checks ilegal traffic, MARENA and Police, Marzo 2007 Photo: R. Espinoza • However, Nicaragua Legal frame on sustainaible use of wildlife is not actualized and insufficient in regards to the actual situation .

  5. Informe de resultados del Examen de la política de comercio de vida silvestres de Nicaragua CONCLUSIONS • Nicaragua does not have a Wildlife trade Policy as such. There are an array of legal instruments that constitute the elements of a written policy Interview with rural hunter, Siuna Turtle craftmanship, Puerto Cabezas.

  6. Informe de resultados del Examen de la política de comercio de vida silvestres de Nicaragua It identifies constraints capabilities (personnel, technical and financial resources and logistics), which have limited largely optimal implementation of the legal framework and sustainability of trade. •  The decentralization of CITES-Ni functions to territorial delegations, without additional technical and operational resources, hampers the effective implementation of the same.

  7. Informe de resultados del Examen de la política de comercio de vida silvestres de Nicaragua Recommendations • To develop a Policy on wildlife trade that respond to the problem of degradation of the species of wildlife and their habitats. The policy must integrate the following key approaches: • Sustainability of the species, • Incentive, • Equity, • Feasible financial mechanisms • Local Governability. It should also incorporate the objectives, principles and goals that is in the General Law of Environment and Natural Resources, as well as other policies as defined in Nicaragua Environmental Policy and the National Biodiversity Strategy.

  8. Informe de resultados del Examen de la política de comercio de vida silvestres de Nicaragua 2. To strengthen institutional capacities in the sustainable management of wildlife trade. Special attention given on the operational monitoring instruments, research, education, publication and dissemination. 3. MARENA must establish strategic alliances with universities, research centres and other entities with the capacity to implement the monitoring, research and education instruments. 4. Design a systems for monitoring and research with standardization of methodologies and indicators to assess the sustainability of the species under CITES list. 5. Design and implement a system of education, communication, and outreach to rural actors to change attitudes in the sustainable use of wildlife.

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