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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… O. Sarmiento, César Cotacachi and Lee Ellen Carter How protection took the beauty from the land: conflicting values … and sustainable development that they deserve special protection and IUCN has recog- nised such landscapes in which … with managing camping areas, the increase in the consumer price index and the need to avoid competition with …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… also usher a more widespread recognition and much better protection of existing Community Conserved Areas – a … perspective, taking advantage of on-going learning About protection of existing natural and landscape assets – not about the restoration of lost values About protection but also restoration and rehabilitation, so that …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… places can play in envir- onmental conservation, the protection of biodiversity and, ultimately, the sustaina- ble … a significant degree of biodiversity and therefore merit protection status, whether local, national or international. … packaging and labelling, which in- forms and educates the consumer about the programme of organic cultivation and its …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… Acts and Ordinances such as the Islamabad Wildlife (Protection, Prevention, Conservation and Management) … established in 1948 after the enactment of Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (FFPO) in 1937. The Ordinance (through a … (NR), and Sanctuaries (S). NR receive a higher level of protection and are established only on state land. …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… shall apply a precautionary approach to environmental protection ... when there is reason to believe that wastes or … can vary, from the producer of merchandise to the consumer who uses it and who pays the higher price resulting … price of its product(s) and thus pass the cost on to the consumer; but it need not do this for the PPP to have its …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… In some areas, the zaitu is responsible only for the protection of agricultural crops and in other areas, he has additional responsibilities such as protection and regulation of irrigation water. In most areas, … i n t e g r i t y. Disputants may go to him for advice, protection, prayers and help in many other types of …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… relevant to international human rights law and the protection of human rights in general. They can be classified … genuine right to consent to such projects, and promote the protection of human rights. The 1987 Philippine Constitution … oil industry – oil palm producers, processors, traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks/ investors, …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… Human Rights Commission’s framework to provide emergency protection (“precautionary measures”) for human rights … themselves and their families, but receive little or no protection from authorities. The rights they defend are … timber.146 Brazil is the second largest producer and consumer of tropical logs and a leading producer of …