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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… as a pretext for land-grabbing by business interests with military support. Further suspected killings by the army were … new settlers from the country’s interi- or, including ex-military personnel, who seek to exploit the region’s natural … killed 10 villagers in 2015.93 The upsurge in mining activity has been coupled with weakening of regulations by …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… its ruling. Pressures and impacts Small-scale mining activity was formerly permitted by the Forest Service for the … from the Prophet Muhammad; thirdly, political and military resistance against invaders from the north has … under attack sev- eral times down the ages for political, military, cultural or spiritual reasons. The relations …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… hermitages with over one millennium of continuous monastic activity. Spain Montserrat Nature Reserve and Natural Park … agencies follow the protectionist model with the use of military-style enforcement methods. Unsuitable laws and … physical works that are related to domestic, civilian, military/defensive, productive, transport and recreational …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… to Suez. The walls built to protect the monks and the military gar- rison survive to the present day and theirs is … in 623 AD, which exempted the monks of St Catherine’s from military service and tax and called upon Muslims to give them … in the Protectorate. How- ever, the clientele and the activity has largely disappeared since the first Palestinian …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… and Informed Consent (FPIC) as a pre-requisite for any activity that affects their ancestral lands, territories and … them in the decision making of any proposed development activity increases their sense of ownership and engagement … their consent. Other situations include natural disasters, military or paramilitary violence, humanitarian crisis, etc. …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… use. a. Ceremonial Use The ibex ceremony was an all-male activity undertaken in the fall in the past. It has not been … as used here means organization and regulation of any activity. Respondents said agricultural land was inherited … on villagers, but respondents reported that forest and military functionaries have actually destroyed the forests in …