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Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… by Patti Moore, Head of IUCN’s Regional Environmental Law Program, Asia, and incorporates intellectual input from … 107 Session 8: Governance Component: Statutory and Customary Laws 113 Session 9: Governance Component: … institutions or organizations. 4. Did statutory or customary laws specify what the decision should be and/or how …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… paper undertakes a review of the applicable international law as well as national law regimes; and the specific … much of the region has resulted in the trivialisation of customary law and practice. This contributes to the … cross-border community initiatives that are regulated by customary law and practice, none of these are discussed. This …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… paper undertakes a review of the applicable international law as well as national law regimes; and the specific … much of the region has resulted in the trivialisation of customary law and practice. This contributes to the … cross-border community initiatives that are regulated by customary law and practice, none of these are discussed. This …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… Parks by a single hectare. In 2006, a new Protected Area Law instituted a system of shared governance for all French … should then be undertaken, identifying local legal and customary rights, interests, concerns and capacities for … peoples, local communities and actors entitled because of customary rights and considerations of gender and social …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… human rights—Who says what? 47 A review of international law and policy Linda Siegele, Dilys Roe, Alessandra Giuliani … no one recipe for RBAs. However, each illustrates legal, customary, policy, programming, or advocacy strategies that … interpretation and a focus on territorial rights and customary livelihoods, to the exclusion of other substantive …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… Annalisa Savaresi, Dinah Shelton IUCN Environmental Law and Policy Paper No. 71 The designation of geographical … in environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures. Customary rights become legal rights only if they are … of the indigenous communities, in accordance with customary law and indigenous values, uses, and customs. …
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Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020

…  the following defining characteristics occur: a community, customary institution,  … is subject to customary tenure systems, laws, and governance.  …  spatial planning, forestry, agriculture, water management, law, and disaster management).   … Additionally, local wisdom, customary practices, and traditional knowledge are not well‐ …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… accordance with the concept of hima, which enforced strict customary regimes on conservation and ensured the appropriate … on a wealth of community-based traditional knowledge and customary laws that are at the core of biodiversity … Web: www.unep.org.bh Division of Environmental Law and Conventions/ United Nations Environment Programme P.O …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… all national biodiversity laws and plans • Ensure that the customary laws and practices of local communities are taken … scales • Ensure that there is a process, established in law or regulation, that is transparent and allows for full … for A. mangium planting (230,000 hectares), indigenous customary rights and former shifting cultivation lands …
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IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century

… on activities that affect their legal and/or customary rights should be sought prior to commencing those … Rights-holder Actor that is endowed with legal or customary rights with respect to land, water and/or natural … on COMPASS: • A list of key national and local PA law and administrative requirements which apply in the …
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