biological diversity and tropical forests in tunisia - PART

- Cernac-T~cisiac Society (CTZ) : Rou Hedme N.P. rnacagemect acd acjmal
reictrodcctiocs; feccicg of reserves ('21 F'eid ja) ; forestry nacaeemect
- Uciversity Collr~e Lordoc: Ichkeul N.P. rnacagsnert plac
- Peace Corps: Assisted with 90s Korcice N.P. macagemeet placcicg
- \!orld Sack: 2cvirocrnert-related loam
5.3. EI:VI3O;!Z3:TAL LECISLATIOII
D.;rlr.g the colocial period a ser. of legjslatioc was established for
the prstectioc of the ecvironmect. After icdepecdecce these laws were
mostly r~placec! or >ipdated (IUCI: 1987). Alt,hoiigh r.ot always ecforced,
there erz e felr c~nbrr of p~st-color-ial laws t~ protect the ecvirocnect.
Le;::sls~i3r. has beer passed protectice, or rre.daticg the use of:
Fisheries
~tlildlife/nildlar.ds
Bor. recewable reso2rces
Hezard2us s~ibst~arces
Sol5 d waste disposal
5~35 35 th2 ntrt inportact laws regardicg cocservatior. of biological
d:versf ty ar? thv h;ctirc acd fishic~ reg~latiocs ocd those listed belor
(alter: Grer.~ : 9G3) ; especially the forestry code.
hcree :373 (sicce modified): regulates cor.servatioc acd ~tilizatior
3f p-bl-c xsters. Prohibits discharge of pollutacts icto psblic domajc
waters at? activ5ti~s liable to polliite water so.irces.
A ::,ricipel la\: 2f ?xis prohibits discharge of ref~se or acy coxiozs
s-bstbr.:? Srto car-als, sewers or rivers. Discharge icto the sea from
to;~:s~ res3rts is proh4bi ted.
Sigcatory to the Earce1or.a Cor.ver.tj3c cf the Kediterra~ear. Sea Agairst
Poll.itiw (16 Feb. 1976). Agreed to coctrol dumpicg of poll~tacts from
ships acd tc combat oil spills ar.d other harmful s~bstance pollstioc.
Sigrat9ry to Protocol for the Protectior. of the 1.Iediterracear. Sea
hgbirst ?~ll.itior from Lord Rased So~rces (1979). Agreed to coctrol
r~lease 3f lard-based pollxitarts a ~ d to zljninate release of certaic
specj fi ed cheni cals.
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f: .--- eC; :"O): Or lar-d with a slop? > 2&, certair 1er.d
,st-. c?:. !SF rrzhibjte:! Sr fav2r of c3rs?rvati3r of the vegetat5or. cover,
krd,'sr :!.i lar..'zwr.Fr ctr tr rec~jr2d to c2rstrict soil ar.2 weter
ccrs~rv::~: cr str;c t,rcs.