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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… Bank, 2010a) have proposed the following Principles for agricultural investment that respect rights, livelihoods and … projects respect the rule of law, reflect industry best practice, are viable economically, and result in durable … 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 … potential for both public and private agricultural investments to achieve many of the goals … implementation in practice may … Identifying and Monitoring Good Practice in the Land Sector. Washington, DC., World Bank. …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… on them. Their customary laws, established by communal practice and usage for generations and passed down through … 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 …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… the country, especially in the context of large‐scale agricultural investments. … ay be used to prevent and resolve tenure disputes. Its best practice standards relating to jurisdictional competence, … iners. The Chinese company Hainan Rubber was about to start agricultural investment operations on an …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global … (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
… of such people to their knowledge, land, resources and the practice of sustainable livelihoods. Other international … 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
… engage with the IRABS. 6. Conclusion Whilst the theory and practice of ABS-related BCPs are still being developed, they … 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
… 8 Chapter 2: Case studies of community protocols in practice 10 2.1 Bio-Cultural Community Protocol of the … CMPA Collaboratively Managed Protected Area FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FPIC Free, … beliefs, rituals, community laws, local language, and agricultural practices, including the development of plant …