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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 … also ensure food is of sufficient quantity and quality to satisfy dietary needs of particular types … d remedying, as appropriate, negative impacts on air, land, soil, water, forests and biodiversity; ii. …
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 … sufficient conditions to dispense an instruction of a quality conforming with official programmes or authorised …
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 … at killing insects but they destroy the taste and quality of the crop. Chemical fertilizers increase the crop …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… were selected based on a number of guiding criteria: • quality of primary and secondary material available; • … 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. …
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' … the law's intent 4.7.4 Pro-investment policies impede quality community consultations 4.7.5 Lack of state oversight …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Director General, Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Ministry of Natural Resources and … forest because they know from past experience that the quality of the water decreases if the forest is reduced or … forest in water catchment areas; 6. Not dig or take away soil from swamps and wetlands, except in the case of …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… I / CHAPTER 1 Integrity, as a holistic concept, judges the quality of a system in terms of its ability to achieve its … wood, food and water), regulating services (such as water quality and 58 flood and air control), cultural services … wetlands conservation, watershed protection (including soil protection), and species, habitat and biodiversity …