ABSTRACT. 

Statsistics show a continous loss of biodiversity in both Africa and Europe despite regional laws governing biodiversity in these respective regions. Reports also show that Europe is perforimg relatively better than other regions in biodiversity protection but this doesnot necessarily mean biodiversity loss is no longer a threat in the European region. 

Though Biodiversity has been predominantly regulated by global treaties, the role of regional laws cannot be downplayed, According to research, regional treaties could be a more effective tool to resolve environmental issues because they can more easily enage small groups of countries in action. The problem is that despite the potential of regional laws governing nature conservation sites through a comparative methodology with the ultimate objective of improving the two regional legal regimes with hindsight of the different geographic, economic, social conditions in the regions while contributing to the body of literature in this field. 

Therefore, this thesis establishes the differences in principles, norms and proceedures between the two regional laws on biodiversity specifically focusing on the law governing nature conservation sites in Africa and Europe. Furthermore, the thesis finds out what exactly Africa could adopt from the European legal regime and vise versa, it concludes by providing recommendations to both regions with hindsights of the different regional contexts.