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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world

… ownership to the indigenous citizen of an over-populated island.192 Again similarly to Latin American and African … S 39: (2) When interpreting any legislation, and when developing the common law or customary law, every court, … Federation shall guarantee the rights of indigenous small peoples in accordance with the universally recognized …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… are communities documenting protocols? 4 1.4 Process for developing community protocols 5 1.5 Benefits and importance … in environmental law and policy and in this regard this small but important work also contributes to UNEP’s work on … Fiji The Navakavu Yavusa Indigenous Community on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji rely on fishing as the main …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… Conservation Union Environmental Law Programme 1 Bath Island Road, Karachi 75530, Pakistan Tel.: … Tangir and Chilas consisted of more than a half-dozen small units locally called Shinaki where tribal elders ruled. … World Conservation Union IUCN is a world leader in developing knowledge and understanding for effective …
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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

… Affairs of Finland concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … conservation become and remain mutually reinforcing. After developing a step-wise approach for implementing RBAs to … particular species and, in many cases, allows hunting of small animals such as rodents and lizards but not of other …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… practiced by the majority of the people in the country the poor, rather than the elite. If they do not, they … to: an increase in land-related conflicts (both large and small); growing informal land markets and accompanying … administration through affirmative action at all levels; Developing land information systems and geographical …
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