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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… companies  and  associations,  laws  on  environment,  soil  conservation,  wildlife,  protected  areas,  plant  … d remedying, as appropriate, negative impacts on air, land, soil,  water, forests and biodiversity;  ii. … tillage, crop and grazing rotation and permanent soil cover, as well as balanced  …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… very turbid. This is due to rock flour and other small soil particles that mix with the water when it 7 C u s t o m … ploughing is better because it penetrates deeper into the soil, which is good for the crop and the soil. The use of threshers, they say, makes for loss of chaff …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… collective land title has been conferred and of rights to soil and forest resources in the San Juan Territory have … | Appendix use and sale of surplus. The use of soil and timber resources is a recognised statutory right. The San Juan Communities maintain the soil and forest biodiversity through their traditional …
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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world

… occupying land are entitled to the riches of the soil, rivers and lakes and there are restrictions on mining … the Republic of Uganda 1995 art 237(3) 25 but also to the soil, waters and forests.241 In a provision only seen in … shall be entitled to exclusive use of the riches of the soil, rivers, and lakes existing thereon. (3) Hydric …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… by fluctuations in rainfall, crop rotation and soil fertility, as well as changing community needs. Land … community. Ecological context: Rainfall, temperature, soil fertility and climate may dictate small-scale farmers' … All community members had the right to gather wood, soil and other materials for fuel and building construction …
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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

… forest in water catchment areas; 6. Not dig or take away soil from swamps and wetlands, except in the case of …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… wetlands conservation, watershed protection (including soil protection), and species, habitat and biodiversity …
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