Biodiversity in the petroleum rich albertine graben: an examination of the legal regime
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2015-11
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Kampala International University, School of Law
Abstract
Awareness of the importance of environmental conservation has become more and more
central to the thinking of the oil industiy worldwide. Integration of development and
environment through participatoiy approaches was the main objective ofthe United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio Janeiro-Brazil in
1992.Principle 4 of the Rio Declaration puts it clear “in order to achieve sustainable
developmen4 environmental protection shall coijstitute an integral part ofthe development
process and cannot be considered in Isolation from it”. The various disparate
environmental problems that hadfor many years been addressed individually were put into
a general global context during UNCED, and Agenda 21 highlighted key environmental
issues such as safei’ use oftoxic chemicals, management ofhazardous wastes, management of solid wastes and sewage and management of radioactive wastes that are crucial to sustainable management during oil exploration and productioa It has structured issues to permit easy translation into national action plans. ft also includes the important dimensions ofsocial change and the impact on cultural values that accompany development projects, particularly those near remote communities. Overall, Agenda 21 has had a strong influence on national policies, with both structure and activity programmes following the framework of international initiatives. This research on biodiversity in the petroleum rich Albertine Graben; An examination of the legal regime is based on the environmental pollution experiences from other oil producing countries. ft is meant to help government and all
policy makers to appreciate the needfor environmental conservation and meet the challenge ofintegrating conservation ofthe environment in the regulatory and business processes that will control the exploration and production of oil in Uganda ft is intended to serve as a basis for preparing and putting in place laws, policies, regulations, institutions, practices and programmes to prevent or at least mitigate the potential possible impacts of oil activities on the environment.
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A thesis presented to the College of higher degrees and research Kampala International University Kampala. Uganda In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Laws
Keywords
Biodiversity, Albertine graben, Legal regime