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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 … Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food … Rome, 2016 Non‐judicial grievance mechanisms in land‐related disputes in Sierra Leone Analytical Assessment …
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 … 105 ISSN 1014-6679 Statutory recognition of custom ary land rights in A frica – A n investigation into best … Given the recent trend of granting vast areas of African land to foreign investors, the urgency of placing real …
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 … as instruments for achieving it. Particularly in land and water allocation, and the settling of disputes … and environments in which it operates. Many customary land tenure systems have evolved to include management …
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 … rather an understanding of the self as integrated with the land and embedded within an ethical relationship. TK then is … that is a result of an interaction between ILCs and the land that is rooted in cultural practices and spiritual …
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 … Nullah – stream, and the surrounding pasture and forest land Numberdar/Lumbardar/Trangpa – village headman Opoom – a … is further constrained by the scarcity of arable land and a short growing season. The mountainous terrain …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… ntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and … t of foreign direct investment (FDI) involving transfers of land. Yet domestic investors, … these investments go far beyond those related to land acquisition and FDI (FAO, 2012c). It is clear that …
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 … assets and reputations.6 While some of the information on land ownership and access from the MoJ/UNDP Customary Law … Tansoum village, and probably other villages as well, has land inside the largest core area of the Ramsar site. This …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… which a well-defined environmental service (ES) or form of land use likely to secure that service is bought by at least … 2). The IUCN adopts a broader definition: “an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … on matters including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land and sea management and for working with Aboriginal and …