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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… responsible agricultural investments at the national level. Many other … to play in responding to climate change. While temperature rise … UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and UN Agreement for its Implementation relating to the … United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) adopted by the Parties to the 3rd …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… mechanisms that allow for appeal of customary, community-level decisions up into the national justice system. The … land becomes scarce, it grows in value, and as land values rise, land claims become more individualized. In this … legal language, that they are often lost in the sea of caveats, clauses and exceptions. Article 3§1(m) of the …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… light of the above, this study aims to survey the current level and form of State recognition of customary laws and … tenure, but states that the right of property gives rise to duties relating to environmental protection in … indigenous to Sarawak are the Bukitans, Bisayahs, Dusuns, Sea Dayaks, Land Dayaks, Kadayans, Kalabits, Kayans, Kenyahs …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… IUCN adopts a broader definition: “an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of … being developed under the Nagoya Protocol at the national level. Sui generis systems can now coexist in parallel or as … the community will respond to the issue which has given rise to the community protocol process, and how the community …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… implementation requires careful calibration at the local level to ensure the environmental gains and social justice … the international intention of ABS may falter at the local level, thus undermining its ability to implement Article … (IUCN) defines a protected area as “an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of …