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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… and social sciences. There are many opportunities across a range of disciplines to pursue PhD studies as well as … and education part- nership, which brings together a range of experts in an exciting portfolio covering key areas … values [through legal or other effective means/through state or other effective governance]”. Abbreviations CBD …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… Papayannis Protecting Seascapes:Vitoria Island, Ilhabela State Park, Brazil by Marilia Britto de Moraes, Mariana … in order to promote a wider understanding of the range of benefits that Category V protected areas have to … of Protected Landscapes, will be equally useful to a wide range of practitioners and policy makers. In produc- ing this …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… led to changes in the migration patterns, health, and range of animals and plants on which they depend for their … Peoples Forum on Climate Change Statement to the State Parties of the COP 11/MOP 1 of the United Nations … in climate change literature and is determined by a wide range of factors. Many scholars in recent climate change …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… accordingly. Mount Athos, the world’s oldest monas- tic state, a unique site of historic, envi- ronmental and … of some kind; although this can be applied through a wide range of means, in technologically devel- oped countries such … and a myr- iad of microhabitats make the mountain range a haven of biodiversity. The most serious threat to the …
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
… together States, govern ment agen cies and a diverse range of non-govern mental orga ni za tions in a unique world … tive spirit of collab o ra tion. They are a powerful state ment from people from different regions, origins, insti … a concern for social equity in conser va tion covers a range of issues, from human rights to sustain able 1. A new …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… resources are exhausted, there has been no thought to the state of the land in the aftermath of any of these … (herein referred as project managers) for a broad range of projects and programmes (hereinafter to be referred … medicinal plants and spiritual significance – namely, the range of densely forested hills known as Niyamgiri (the abode …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… of or rooted in struggles and movements With help from state sponsored programmes or individual government officials … biodiversity and wildlife conservation. These efforts must range from inviolate areas to areas with sustainable human … of Community Conservation? Communities appear to have a range of objectives for which they conserve biodiversity. The …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… programmes and activities. They are accompanied by a wide range of additional documents, such as supplementary … policy, legal and organizational frameworks regulating the range of tenure rights that exist over these resources. 3. … limiting or undermining any legal obligations to which a State may be subject under international law. 2.3 These …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… individuals and groups. Its Committee has indicated that state obligations to protect the right to life can require … 4 states that “the right to health embraces a wide range of socio- economic factors that promote conditions in … harm can interfere with the enjoyment of a vast range of human rights, including rights to life (article 3 of …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… law, thus adding greater legitimacy and efficacy to the State’s efforts towards conservation of natural resources in … of grain, equivalent to approximately 1kg Shamilat – range lands Sharba – member of a village council in Rondu; … in irrigated areas; n lower area pastures called shamilat (range lands). In general, communities, not individuals, own …