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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… Non‐judicial grievance mechanisms in land‐related disputes in Sierra Leone Analytical Assessment … the country, especially in the context of large‐scale agricultural investments. … iners. The Chinese company Hainan Rubber was about to start agricultural investment operations on an …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… ISSN 1014-6679 Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa An investigation into best practices … Bank, 2010a) have proposed the following Principles for agricultural investment that respect rights, livelihoods and … with the intent of fuelling national commercial, agricultural or industrial growth and contributing to …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFC … ntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and … potential for both public and private agricultural investments to achieve many of the goals … t of foreign direct investment (FDI) involving transfers of land. Yet domestic investors, …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… Settled Areas to be eaten by the ibex Kanal – measure of land equivalent to 605 square yards Kasabgar – artisan Khabo … areas, the zaitu is responsible only for the protection of agricultural crops and in other areas, he has additional … Particularly in single cropping areas, with less agricultural possibilities, livestock is a very important …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… 17 3.3.1 Land Law (2003) … and inheritance patterns; civil law, including land ownership and access, social or community obligations … (Article 2) The law requires anyone who undertakes any agricultural activity to protect the social and natural … provides for additional measures including suspension of agricultural activities (Article 83). The Law on Agriculture …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… only 20% specifically recognize customary law that governs land and natural resources. Some countries that do not … genetic resources that contain biological diversity and agricultural biodiversity; their medicine and traditional … of genetic resources contained in biological diversity and agricultural biodiversity is likewise forbidden. Art 343: The …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… to access TK or any other intended activity on their land, such as the establishment of a REDD project or a … and forest degradation that the community faces (agricultural expansion, legal/illegal logging, fire, etc). … have a medium position in the caste-system - on a par with agricultural communities - and are not resource poor. As …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… CMPA Collaboratively Managed Protected Area FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FPIC Free, … which a well-defined environmental service (ES) or form of land use likely to secure that service is bought by at least … beliefs, rituals, community laws, local language, and agricultural practices, including the development of plant …