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Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
… the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples WELCOMING the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the United Nations General Assembly … UN Declaration recognizes "… that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… Sonia Smallacombe, Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Division of Social Policy and Development … protected areas and beyond 6 Protection of traditional knowledge 7 Regulating access to the traditional territories, … on Biological Diversity 23 4.2 Nagoya Protocol 24 4.3 ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (No 169) 25 4.4 UN …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… 7 Rights-based conservation and the quality of life of 163 indigenous people in the Bolivian Chaco Michael Painter … CNP Chitwan National Park (Nepal) COICA Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin Rights-based … territories recognised by law, Bolivia) TK Traditional Knowledge UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights UNCCD …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… 5. Access and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources Indigenous and local communities Prior informed consent 6. … and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources Many indigenous and other local communities rely on natural … environmental management and development because of their knowledge and traditional practices. States should recognize …
Report Advisory Body 'Our common dignity initiative on Rights-based Approaches in World Heritage'
… work on World Heritage by UNPFII (UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues), the World Heritage Committee decisions as regards Indigenous Peoples (OG, WHCom 39, 2015), and the reports by … and to produce guidelines and tools, to increase knowledge, and recommend approaches beneficial to their …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… with environmental laws and standards necessitates knowledge of them as well as of environmental conditions. In … whose participation is needed: women, young persons, indigenous and local populations, nongovernmental … in vulnerable situations, including women, children, and indigenous peoples, will be most at risk. The study also …
Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… environmental situation in Spain, increases the country’s knowledge about the environment, provides specific data, … of Youth, the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples, and the National Institute for Women. … Awareness Raising, Environmental Human Rights Defenders, Indigenous, Network, Support Description: For the past 25 …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… forest degradation SATIIM Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management UNDP United Nations Development … to take into account the adequate participation of indigenous and local communities and the respect for their … local communities and individuals and organizations with knowledge and experience in conservation and human rights. • …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… Convention Concerning indigenous and Tribal Peoples in independent Countries … Declaration on the Rights of indigenous Peoples 2007 … the execution of intentional attacks on civilians despite knowledge that such an attack will lead to injury, the loss … Preamble recognizes that “respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to …
Defenders of the Earth
… should celebrate: those community activists, NGO staff and indigenous leaders on the front line of the struggle for our … with logging are on the rise > Almost 40% of victims are indigenous, one of the most vulnerable groups of defenders4 > … the mobilisation of local communities, harnessing their knowledge to bring about sustainable and mutually beneficial …