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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 … Citation: Asad Bilal, Dr. Huma Haque and Patricia Moore. Customary Laws. IUCN Law Programme. xiii+67 pp. Design & … viii Introduction x Part I – A History And Overview Of Customary Law In Northern Areas A. Traditional Governance …
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Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges

… Sacred natural sites – support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges … socio- ecological systems; UNDERSTANDING that the customary laws of indigenous peoples, local communities, … sacred natural sites and territories, to recognize their customary laws and cultural protocols for the management of …
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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 … everyone, several nation’s constitutions, legislation or customary law recognizes property rights which indigenous or … http://leo.informea.org/terms/customary-law Indigenous and local communities A related …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… 12 9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems 14 10. Informal tenure 16 Transfers … with States’ existing obligations under international law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and … public, private, communal, collective, indigenous and customary. 2.5 These Guidelines should be interpreted 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

… It is a fundamental principle in international law, embodied in the Charter of the United Nations and the … to protect the rights (human, environmental, land and customary) of all affected communities, especially the most … made by the rights-holders and reached through the customary decision-making processes of the affected …
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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

… in planning and managing tasks is widely accepted, both in law and practice. (Courtesy Jim Barborak); Through pastoral … e nous peoples and local and mobile commu ni ties through customary laws or other effec tive means action described in … with the land and the natural resources, well-estab lished customary tenure and use prac tices, effec tive manage ment …
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Respecting, recognizing and supporting Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas

… biological and cultural diversity is concentrated in the customary territories and areas of indigenous peoples and … survival and well-being; STRESSING that ICCAs embrace customary and contemporary collective efforts for sustainable … and conservation measures, including dispossession from customary territories and areas, exclusion from …
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Recognising cultural and spiritual significance of nature in protected and conserved areas

… also in cultures, religions, worldviews and co-existing customary practices relating to nature; FURTHER RECOGNISING … Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges … (Jeju, 2012), which promote custodian protocols and customary laws for sacred natural sites as valid and …
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The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities

… 10(c) further requires states to “protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with … in Tinoc, Ifugao Philippines have been revitalizing customary land use and territorial management using … knowledge and strengthening customary practices and law, including biodiversity management plans and demarcation …
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Recognising and respecting the territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs) overlapped by protected areas

… Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges … of Work on Protected Areas, the Plan of Action on Customary and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, and the 2014 …
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