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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… in cultural life and to development, as well as the right to a healthy environment itself, which is recognized in … political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, and which has the purpose or … concerned.31 Even without formal recognition of property rights and delimitation and demarcation of …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

… slavery," and "take away all their possessions and property") - which led to such present-day judicial doctrines … to prevent indigenous peoples from exercising their full right of self-determination and traditional responsibilities … UN Declaration restates that indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination, freely determining their …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… development in their area, the communities’ right to participation and right to information are being … to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and culture. Older human rights … to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and culture. The UN Human Rights …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… Free Prior and Informed Consent An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities 2 ▲ … rootlessness and manipulation in the purchase of land and property rights. The United Nations Permanent Forum on … govern a wide range of issues, including family relations, property law, and use and ownership of land and natural …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… Malia – revenue; tax on crops G l o s s a ry Maliki – property Malkiat – property; ownership (in Hunza) Mari – Slaughter of an animal … Raja. The Rajas had the authority to withdraw any kind of right or concession as well. During British rule, Rajas …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… of a Tibetan Buddhist perspective in the management of the property of the Sakya Tashi Ling Monastery in Garraf Park, … their re- search and addressing issues of Intel- lectual Property Rights (IPR). The agree- ment also enforces cultural … (b) are entitled by Aboriginal tradition to forage as of right over that land. Wangar: Ancestral beings from the …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… communities and the individuals comprising them have the right to participate in decision-making processes with … level, in addition to standard legislation protecting property rights for everyone, several nation’s constitutions, legislation or customary law recognizes property rights which indigenous or other local communities …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… one of our jobs here at Devils Tower is to protect that right.” Deborah Liggett, Superintendent (1994–1997) Devils … sacred lands. Additionally, it has been estimated that the property owned by mainstream faith communities covers 7% of … to their cultural, intellectual, religious and spiritual property taken without their free, prior and informed consent …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… the Bedouin’s traditional knowledge and in- tellectual property rights. One of the results of the project is the … a fruit tree. Photo: Mike James. 28 The Monastery is the property of the Greek Orthodox Church and belongs to the … and adequate water supply is an indisputable basic human right (and the water supply to lo- cal communities must be …
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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… involvement in reproductive work, frequently insecure property rights and access to resources as well as of their … Mechanisms (CDM) do not respect and guarantee our right to lands, territories, and self-determination. CDM and … in reproductive work, their frequently insecure property rights and access to resources, as well as of their …
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