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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… potential for both public and private agricultural … policy goals, encouraging much needed responsible public and private agricultural investment to enhance … to establish National Contact Points to increase awareness and promote social … incentives can take various forms, including awareness raising, …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… may be done by establishing new roles for the state and public officials on the one hand, while on the other hand … in this way: (1) the legislative strategy involves public authorities "setting the rules regulating local land … Mathieu (2006 at 4; Mathieu et al., 2002) explains how: "Awareness of the scarcity of land and of the increasing …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… over 1,000 staff in 45 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. … systems, as needed; and improve access to justice, legal awareness, and legal empowerment at all levels.5 The project … fishery for consumption and [for producing] food for the public, raw materials to supply industrial processing …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… in the policy, to the public structures and processes through which rights in … 35 chiefdoms) in the 7 districts with a view to gauge the awareness of the respondents on land … Under rights promotion, it can undertake public awareness programmes, but can investigate complaints …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… given under the international regime and their lack of awareness. It confirms the need for community-lead processes … ICCAs are often being abandoned or lost. At the same time, public recognition of ICCAs can be crucial for some … for residents and visitors. Inclusion of ICCAs in public databases also requires that some amount of data …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… NSW, an independent community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law, and the Division of … policy processes, stakeholder participation and increasing awareness of the benefits of protected areas for livelihoods … 10 has three pillars: promoting access to information, public participation, and access to justice. The …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… Areas Chaksi – musk Charbo – person responsible for making public announcements on behalf of a Raja Chari dar – 12-bore … Kashmir. The Maharaja then decided to join India despite public opinion. This gave rise to dissension amongst the … in development work; iii) organizing meetings for creating awareness about wildlife; 3 9 C u s t o m a ry Laws Governing …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… law.5 Across much of the globe, there has been increasing awareness of the significant role of customary law in natural … that courts shall apply customary law not contrary to public order57 and Liberia requires courts to apply both … to actions that do not “affect general interests and public order”. The scope and modalities of these measures as …