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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… example, when sharing rams, the agreement is based on the principle of reciprocity. If close by, we will provide it on … some of these challenges while ensuring an appropriate integration of communities into PES schemes. 1. Johanna von … Therefore, basing PES schemes on BCPs allows for the integration of bio-cultural values into a previously …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… NGOs, and other actors (Natural Justice, 2012). The principle of full and effective participation is discussed … ILC. This is an application of what has been termed the principle of locality: “to resolve any disputes over the … (Daes, 2000; see also WIPO, 2013). Daes explains this principle as meaning “every people’s territory is unique and …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… of agricultural production and  food systems, not every principle may be relevant  for every  investment.  The  actions  needed  to  achieve  a  principle  vary  depending  on  the  nature,  structure  and  … agriculture and food systems, and in promoting the integration of the Principles in national laws and  …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… for both state officials and customary leaders. Such integration must also ensure that should the rural need to … rights within its formal legal system, the harmonizing or integration of customary land rights and formal law may best … Levine (2008) describe how, "Men and women who value the principle that land is family owned are told that their …
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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world

… the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities. Its Principle 12.b affirms the rights of such people to their … of Appeal be learned in customary law.62 Another form of integration is seen in the Sierra Leone constitution, which … the fundamental principles of the constitution; ... the integration of national cultural values... Art 141: The …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… the  VGGT incorporate accountability as an implementation principle and henceforth require that  …
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… contents 1. Introduction Customary Law 2. Definitions 3. Principle of equitable utilization and participation 4. … sharing a watercourse. The fundamental nature of the principle of equitable utilization was underscored by the … http://leo.informea.org/terms/groundwater 3. Principle of equitable utilization and participation Part II …
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Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… sustainability. Rights-based approaches can be seen as the integration of rights considerations within any policy, … To further strengthen the rule of law and promote the integration of customary law into the formal legal framework, … ‘Wise use’ of wetlands (Article 3.1), is the fundamental principle of the Ramsar Convention. It is defined as: ... the …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… of pasture resources. In some areas of Punial, the principle of tribal affiliation overruled the principle of space in terms of ownership of nullahs. In these … repeating their offense. It is because of this underlying principle that fines are returned if the offender repents. …
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