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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… of the Northern Areas Conservation Strategy Steering Committee, under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretaries, … and management of these channels was left to the Municipal Committee Gilgit (MCG).Now these channels are only supplying … Numberdars together with two members of the village committee and 10 respected people of the village constitute …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… rights would be devoid of meaning. The UN Human Rights Committee has said that it is a right that should not be … hunger, which is closely linked to the right to life. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), … that remedies be available for victims of violations. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has noted, …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… degrading forests; • In January 2002 the Conservation Committee of Gulkin valley in Pakistan detained a poacher of … in Community Controlled Hunting Area. The conservation committee brought the poachers to Gilgit town after … conservation efforts in 2002 by forming a conservation committee and developing a conservation plan for their …
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Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention

… WELCOMING Decision 35 COM 12E (2011) of the World Heritage Committee, which encourages States Parties to the World … and have called on UNESCO and the World Heritage Committee to review and revise current procedures and … in IUCN’s work as an Advisory Body to the World Heritage Committee, and to fully inform and consult with indigenous …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… (www.med-ina.org/de- los) and member of the Steering Committee of the IUCN WCPA Task Force on Cultural and … Protectorate was in- scribed by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee as the St Catherine World Heritage Area on … Area. When inscribing the St Katherine Area in 2002, the Committee invited Egypt to implement fully a 1998 sustainable …
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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… at the national level. 2. See, for example, Human Rights Committee, general comment No. 6 (1982) on the right to life, para. 5. 3. See, for example, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, general … an equal footing, of all rights and freedoms. Human Rights Committee, general comment No. 18 (1989) on …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Strengthening the World Heritage Convention

… relate to World Heritage; COMMENDING the World Heritage Committee, the State Parties to the Convention, and UNESCO … work to achieve this goal; 3. REQUESTS the World Heritage Committee and all signatory Parties to uphold the highest … is able to advise, influence and guide the World Heritage Committee, to monitor and report on its implementation, and …
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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… feedback and complaints. This could be through a panel or committee of key representatives and independent advisors, … explicitly mention the principle of FPIC, the Human Rights Committee that monitors compliance with the ICCPR and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that …
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Enabling the Whakatane Mechanism to contribute to conservation through securing communities' rights

… the Director General, drawing advice from the Steering Committee of the Whakatane Mechanism, IUCN Council, … Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and the Steering Committee of the Whakatane Mechanism, to support its further …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… (ICARRD). At its Thirty-sixth Session in October 2010, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) encouraged the … tenure policies and transfer of technology. 26.4 The Committee on World Food Security should be the global forum … and impact. Therefore, the Secretariat of the Committee on World Food Security, in collaboration with the …
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