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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… procedures, etc., established under European Union law, based on the 1979 Birds Directive and 1991 Habitats … ensure that local people’s rights are protected, their customary laws respected and their views taken into account; … are sensitive enough to the diverse insti- tutional and customary arrangements that communities have evolved on their …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… Thomas Greiber Editor IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 78 IUCN Environmental Law Programme … Related to Property Rights Conflicts between statutory and customary law, unclear or not existing property rights … tenure rights in order to participate in a PES scheme; if customary or only statutory rights will be recognized and who …
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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… from humanity, but rather forms an integral part of customary world views, territories and practices. The term … of Indigenous Peoples and local communities from their customary lands – or with restrictions on customary practices … C. (ed.) (2008). A handbook on international wilder- ness law and policy. Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, Colorado. Kormos, …
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Global Land Outlook

… governed by local communities and indigenous peoples under customary tenure systems, have now been acquired by the … or sufficiently flexible to cope with the complexity of customary land use. On the other hand, where land rights are … evolution of land administration systems in some common law countries. Survey Review 35 (272): 83-102. 7 Munro-Faure, …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre Godesberger Allee … on political agreements, international treaties and customary law as applicable to the case. The book also aims … a com- prehensive compilation of all relevant standards of customary international law applicable to water resources. In …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… Editor Issues of Governance IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 72 Shared Resources: Issues of Governance This … along a continuum between unrestrained state discretion, a customary rule against any inequitable utilization that … be considered a rule of international environmental law (customary international law) falls outside the scope of this …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 5.2 International law and other instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … 2000. Step 4. Check for binding provisions in treaties and customary law Some of the above treaties contain binding … only reflected in treaties, but also in custom, although customary law in this area is increasingly becoming reflected …
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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… elements of traditional nature-based practices (such as customary resource management systems) may offer more … Nature- based Solutions is to use the analogy of national law. In this respect the Ecosystem Approach is like the … as a means to strengthen local community capacities and customary laws, to protect and manage land resources for …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre Godesberger Allee … a lease or other long-term contractual arrangement, or customary law. When used generally in this paper, the term … use land or natural resources, grounded in constitutions, customary law or traditional practice, as well as …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… several others are connected to the coastal areas through customary land ownership and fishing rights (Veitayaki, … and a regular sale commodity at the Nadi market. It is customary for women and young children to take the lead role … of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), the Pace Land Use Law Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
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