125 THE WILDLIFE-LIVESTOCK-HUMAN INTERFACE, LEGISLATION AND ITS IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES AROUND MOSI-OA-TUNYA NATIONAL PARK IN ZAMBIA Emmanuel Kabali 1 , Girja Shankar Pandey 2 , Mashekwa Maboshe 3 , Musso Munyeme 2 1 Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority, Lusaka, Zambia 2 Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia 3 Department of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. ABSTRACT The main thrust of this study was to assess wildlife legislation in relation to conservation and control of animal diseases, and socio-economic impacts on interface livestock keeping communities. The study was structured in two phases. The first involved review of available wildlife/ancillary legislation from 1912 to 2014. The second involved a questionnaire survey on interface livestock keepers around the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia. Reviewed data showed that enactment of wildlife legislation over this period responded to increased poaching trends, and depletion/extinction of species like the rhinoceros. Subsequent amendments of legislation increased enforcement powers, autonomy and transfer of decision-making to the wildlife Authority. Provisions for communities’ participation in enforcement remained weak. Ancillary legislations provided for control of diseases of wildlife origin. This study showed disconnect in implementation of legislations, amplifying their negative socio-economic impacts on interface livestock keepers, and demonstrating unsustainable development. Comprehensive nationwide multi-sectorial regulatory impact assessment was recommended. Keywords: Disease, Impact, Legislation, National Park, Interface, Zambia. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 17, No.6, 2015) ISSN: 1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania