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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… protect the environment, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice. At the end of this … (article 19 of the UDHR and article 19 of the (ICCPR), public participation in decision-making (article 21 of the …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… and for strengthening the capacities and operations of public bodies, private sector enterprises, civil society … of tenure rights and duties 11 7. Safeguards 11 8. Public land, fisheries and forests 12 9. Indigenous peoples … approach to their administration. 6. Consultation and participation: engaging with and seeking the support of those …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… to safe drinking water and sanitation, to housing, to participation in cultural life and to development, as well as … environment. 1. See Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision- Making and Access to … the rights of others, or to protect national security, public order, or public health or morals. These restrictions …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… population, they constitute 15 percent of its poor. Public attention is increasingly focusing on indigenous … through inclusive decision-making processes. 14 While participation has the potential to bring tremendous benefits … then further emphasised in the right to participation in public affairs articulated in ICCPR Article 25. Furthermore, …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… . . . . . . . 42 Principle 3 Promote stakeholder consent, participation, inclusion and collaboration. . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Guideline 4.5 Communication and public awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … conserved area CEPA Communications, education and public awareness FPIC Free, prior and informed consent IPA …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… Box 23: Overcoming resource constraints with people’s participation. Box 24: Crop damage turning conserving … for many people, unlike India there is no information on public opposition and dissatisfaction.10 Although locally … protected in these PAs. One reason for the lack of public opposition may have been the fact that abrogation of …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… for different countries, to encourage universal participation and equity. This may result in differential … bear the cost of pollution, with due regard to the public interest and without distorting international trade … pollution-prevention-and- control measures introduced by public authorities in the member countries. It was intended …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… required to tackle them is growing, while mass media and public in- terest has reached fever pitch. Of course, while … re- sponsibility. They have chosen to edu- cate the public through paintings, sto- ries and songs. The Sacred San … covery and satellite tracking, marine de- bris surveys, participation in the Carpen- taria Ghost Nets Programme, …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… Areas Chaksi – musk Charbo – person responsible for making public announcements on behalf of a Raja Chari dar – 12-bore … Kashmir. The Maharaja then decided to join India despite public opinion. This gave rise to dissension amongst the … community an amount equal to one labourer’s wage. For non-participation without 9 C u s t o m a ry Laws Governing …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… stewardship and sustainable rural development, in public health, well-being and recreation, and in -a related … managed protected landscapes with various degrees of local participation in their boards. In legal terms, the case … and local governments, relevant NGOs and the general public, who should value these communities, the landscapes …