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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… and financial assistance. The Spain-UNEP Partnership seeks to improve management, governance and connectivity of … beyond 6 Protection of traditional knowledge 7 Regulating access to the traditional territories, natural and other … guidance document on community protocols, as well as an information brochure outlining the underlying principles. A …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… BIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY PROTOCOLS A Community Approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy A … have sought toinclude the most accurate and up-to-date information available. Any errors - factual or presentational … in the Negotiations of the International Regime on Access and Benefit Sharing CHAPTER 4 Bio-cultural Community …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… investment in agriculture and food systems Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting … employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of … 5. Respect tenure of land, fisheries and forests, and access to water. 6. Conserve and …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… the recent trend of granting vast areas of African land to foreign investors, the urgency of placing real ownership … ix 3 17 45 99 151 213 241 287 FOREWORD Ensuring secure access to land is a key element of protecting the right to … by registration and taxation, thus increasing government information and funding; Statutory recognition of customary …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of … been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The … governance of tenure, which places secure access to land, fisheries and forests firmly in the …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… effective advocates for recognition of customary rights to territory and resources and have increasing influence in … primary focus of this study, a preliminary compilation of information on statutory recognition of customary law was … Press. 7 Nkonya, L. K. (2006). ‘Customary Laws for Access to and Management of Drinking Water in Tanzania’. Law, …
Sources of international law (Part I) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … of international environmental law Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS … the first optional protocol of which deals with direct access for individuals to the committee established under it. …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Site, Lao PDR Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation Patricia Moore, Minavanh Pholsena, Ketsana … No warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of this information is given and no responsibility is accepted by … unaware of the country’s statutory laws and do not have access to them. Customary rules and practices, which have …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… The objective of this survey and analysis was to begin to draw out and understand the issues at the … the Northern Areas Administration. Many officials provided information, guidance and advice throughout the process of … and a short growing season. The mountainous terrain makes access difficult and even areas within the region remain …