By NATION REPORTERGOVERNMENT has started the process of making amendments to the Wildlife Act number 14 of 2015.Tourism and Arts Permanent Secretary, Patrick Lungu, said it was important that the piece of legislation was amended so that the management of the country’s wildlife resources was fully aligned with the long-term socio-economic development agenda.Mr Lungu was speaking in Chilanga yesterday during a workshop aimed at looking at that amendment of the Wildlife Act.He said the amendment would ensure that the intended objectives of the review process were achieved.Mr Lungu called on the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) to utilise the window between now and September to reach consensus on the amendments and preparing a Layman’s Draft Bill.The department, he said, should also consider past and recent reforms within the wildlife sub-sector, and be cognisance of the institutional mandate of the Ministry of Tourism and Arts.Mr. Lungu urged DNPW to appreciate the links between the […]
WILDLIFE ACT UNDER REVIEW
