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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… marginalize smallholders or lead to environmental degradation and water scarcity, thereby reversing … 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. …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… • Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+ schemes); • environmental development and … 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. …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… them to overcome the conflicts that lead to further degradation of the natural resource base. The results of this … 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 …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… land scarcity caused by population growth, environmental degradation, changing climate conditions, and violent … 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' …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation TK Traditional Knowledge, which is a term for … on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), respectively. The … wetlands conservation, watershed protection (including soil protection), and species, habitat and biodiversity …
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 … will also defend them against demographic decline, the degradation of their habitat, environmental contamination, …