Nigeria - 1985 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the conservation and management of Nigeria’s wild life and the protection of some of her endangered species in danger of extinction as a result of over‐exploitation, as required under certain international treaties to which Nigeria is a signatory. It provides the Prohibition of hunting of or trading in wild animals in the first schedule and regulation of export and import of species specified in the second schedule.

Process Flow

National Assembly ⬤

Office of the President ⬤

Contacts

Approver

Ahmad Lawan

Senate President

National Assembly

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act Current Version

January 2022

This is an Act to provide for the conservation and management of Nigeria’s wild life and the protection of some of her endangered species in danger of extinction as a result of over‐exploitation, as required under certain international treaties to which Nigeria is a signatory. It provides the Prohibition of hunting of or trading in wild animals in the first schedule and regulation of export and import of species specified in the second schedule.

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