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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… reflect those of IUCN. Published by: IUCN, Environmental Law Programme. Copyright: ©2003 International Union for … Dr. Huma Haque and Patricia Moore. Customary Laws. IUCN Law Programme. xiii+67 pp. Design & Layout: Azhar Saeed, ECK … from: IUCN-The World Conservation Union Environmental Law Programme 1 Bath Island Road, Karachi 75530, Pakistan …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… – Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) Book to Unit 3 – Principles and concepts of … http://leo.informea.org/terms/constitutional-law … activities in marine protected areas. In South Africa, the Constitutional Course ruled in the Grootboom case that “the …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… status of the environment in international human rights law. Human rights perspective provides three benefits for … Some, such as South Africa and Norway, have even adopted constitutional provisions relating to access to information. … information. South Africa and Norway have even adopted constitutional provisions relating to access to information. …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders

… and of the environment; • UN Environment Programme and law for environmental • The outcome of the meeting midterm … Environmental rights can be seen as their citizens a constitutional right environment and in ensuring respect … groups of people environmental rights, including constitutional exercise of those rights is being threatened …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… It is a fundamental principle in international law, embodied in the Charter of the United Nations and the … firmly rooted in human rights principles and international law. Participation is based on the key human rights … Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997 was legislated to make these constitutional guarantees operational. The law recognizes the …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… to infringe upon human rights guaranteed by international law, nor to limit their scope” (art.4) (UNESCO 2001). … com) and is currently being debated in the Ecuador- ian Constitutional Assembly. Nevertheless, a number of … The land awarded to the ejidos was public, but after the constitutional reform of 1992 it could be privatised and …
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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… set out the basic obligations of States under human rights law as they relate to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy … bodies that have the authority to interpret human rights law but not necessarily to issue binding decisions. While not … and certainty in the application of human rights law to the environment. These trends are further supported by …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… The colonial top-heavy and centralised conservation law and policies ignored the strong history of traditional … town after travelling 150 km and handed them over to law enforcement agencies. Despite legal constraints the … Customs and Conservation: Cases of Traditional and Modern Law in India and Nepal. Kalpavriksh, Pune and International …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… sacred one encompassed by the rela- tionships between Rom (law / protocol), Manikay (song / ceremony) and Miny’tji (art) … 1993, Mem- mot 2004). As the ancestors laid down the law (Rom), the songs, stories (Dhawu), art (Miny’tji), dance … Aboriginal tradi- tional ownership of land and customary law, a legal action which ultimately re- sulted in the …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… vandalism, resource extraction, etc. using zoning, law enforcement, public education, new regulations and laws. … 2005). The Tongariro National Park Act was passed into law in October 1894, making Tongariro the first national park … volun- tary closure promoted religion and violated their Constitutional 1st amendment rights. The Wyoming federal …
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