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

… the communities that have most contributed to the protection of biodiversity and least contributed to climate … and a guide to our actions. • Mother Earth and all human, plant and animal relatives are sacred, sovereign, respected, … 2 8. Biocultural Community Protocol of Gunis and Medicinal Plant Conservation Farmers of Rajasthan, India. For more …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… use of biodiversity in both protected areas and beyond 6 Protection of traditional knowledge 7 Regulating access to … and Ecosystem Services ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ICCAs … knowledge, access and benefit sharing (ABS), or plant variety protection. For example, prior to the Nagoya …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… ITPGRFA   International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture  OECD   … relevant for the Principles:  i. International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA);  … the  public law measures ensuring public policy protection and enforcement. National policies on  …
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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

… 23 3.3.7 Environmental Protection Law (1999) … initiative and can serve to work towards ensuring that the protection of rights and biodiversity conservation become and … species of fauna and flora and categorizes animal and plant species according to the degree to which they are …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… Quercus ilex Bankhakhri – Podophyllum emodi; a medicinal plant with properties that improve blood flow Begana – … Shigar Lumbardar – village headman Makhuteen – a medicinal plant Malia – revenue; tax on crops G l o s s a ry Maliki – … In some areas, the zaitu is responsible only for the protection of agricultural crops and in other areas, he has …
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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world

… complimentarity and conflict between customary law and TK protection legislation in Peru. Initiative for the Prevention … and protect the ownership of indigenous seeds and plant varieties, their genetic and diverse characteristics … legal safeguarding and transfer of autochthonous plant material to agrarian, agroforest and landscape activity …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… legal system, then they have little "real" or actual protection against land speculation by elites and investors. … and request to be allocated an area to build a house, plant crops, and graze their animals. The rights of the first … legislation – West Africa (CECAF Region), 1983 (E/F*) 28. Plant protection legislation, 1984 (E* F S) 29. Legislation …
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… 8. Different Kinds of Uses 9. Planned measures 10. Protection, Preservation and Management 11. Harmful … the watercourse States concerned, consistent with adequate protection of the watercourse. 2. Watercourse States shall participate in the use, development and protection of an international watercourse in an equitable …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… District Council  DO  District Officer  EPA   Environment Protection Agency  FAO  … (NMA) and the Environmental Protection  Agency  (EPA)  have  also  been  involved  in  … ignore  provisions  of  statutes  that  provide  better  protection  for  women’s  property  rights,  choosing  …
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