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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… work and to an adequate standard of living. It can also address the unequal relationships of … occupational safety and health, adequate living wages, and/or training for career advancement; iv. … based on gender. Many states have also modified land and property …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… describes fihavanana as “a framework of life that permits “living together” regardless of region, origin, ethnicity, … expressly provides that customary law may be repealed or modified by statute.84 Similarly, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger and … the purposes of ensuring their conservation and improving living standards of the community.236 227 Constitution of …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… of placing real ownership in the hands of the people living and making their livelihood upon lands held according … to improvements in gross domestic product and local living conditions. However, there is a risk that such land … as socio-political realities change, the law, in turn, is modified to reflect those changes. Customary legal paradigms …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… 14 According to the MoJ/UNDP study, not all ethnic groups living in and around the Ramsar site have the same customary … a sacred forest of approximately 11 hectares. Monkeys were living in the forest before the village was established and … and snakes. The villagers believe that there are spirits living in the forest and that the monkeys are sacred. Due to …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… mega-diverse, yet share certain commonalities. Many ILCs living traditional lifestyles that have conserved ecosystems … animal relatives are sacred, sovereign, respected, unique living beings with their own right to survive, and each plays … should be shared. ICCAs are defined as “natural and/or modified ecosystems containing significant biodiversity …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… Woodley, 2010). Biological diversity The variability among living organisms from all sources, including among other … Indigenous and community conserved areas “Natural and/or modified ecosystems containing significant biodiversity … mining and forestry developments that impact on the living cultural traditions of the San Juan Communities and …