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Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… imply a form of tenure that benefits from recognition in law or government regulation, without necessarily involving … the poor. Informal tenure is sometimes referred to as ‘soft’ tenure, that is rights that “can be modified relatively … discretion” (FAO, 2011, p.41). One argument against ‘soft’ tenure is that arrangements can easily be reversed. It …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… Volume 2 Legislation E n v i r o n m e n t a l Law in Pa k i s t a n Governing Natural Resources and the … of N.W.F.P., Extraordinary, 17th February 1976] No.SOFT(FAD)V-168/71(iv).—The following rules, which the … of N.W.F.P. Extraordinary, 17th February, 1976] No.SOFT(FAD)V-168/71.— In exercise of the powers conferred in …
Assessing the international forest regime
… Regime Edited by Richard G. Tarasofsky IUCN Environmental Law Centre IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 37 … either based on legally binding instruments or on “soft law”, are ultimately aimed at the national level, “... … of the obligations. While the IPF Proposals constitute “soft law”, imposing “only” political obligations upon the …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… forestry and greening Lidija Knuth for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office 32 0 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS … the Forest Conservation Service (FORC) and the Development Law Service (LEGN), for their support throughout this study. … describes UPFG-related international instruments, both soft law and legally binding instruments. Part 4 deals with …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… In other countries, they are only now being recognised in law, as is the case in parts of India and Nepal. Many … concept of “Wilderness Area” is precisely defined in US law. The area is predominantly forested and is managed as a … Organisations and Women’s Organisations and has supplied soft loans and technical help to develop reforestation, tree …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… . . . . . . . . . 9 Part one. Legislation 1. International law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … with comparatively lower penalties may be seen as soft targets and may thus be more vulnerable to illegal … sustainable forest management. The FLEG Declarations are “soft legislation”, that is, aspirational policy declarations. …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… for restoration are identified Crisis events are leveraged Law requiring restoration exist Law requiring restoration is broadly understood and enforced … networks, power, and irrigation systems) and ‘soft’ infrastructure (such as customs procedures or govern- …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… et al. 1985). Alternatively, natural boundaries are often ‘soft edges’ across which animals may readily move. Streamside … between successional age classes in forests are relatively soft edges. Effects of fragmentation on wildlife Throughout …
Aspects contemporains du droit de l'environnement en Afrique de l'ouest et centrale
… ++49 228 2692 250 elcsecretariat@iucn.org www.iucn.org/law UICN, Droit et politique de l’environnement, n° 69 … Une telle tentative dans ce sens 109 UNEP Environmental Law Training Manual; UNEP’s New Way Forward, Environmental … de conduite, en raison même de sa nature d’instrument de soft law ne pouvait organiser des mécanismes juridictionnels …