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Promoting and supporting community resource management and conservation as a foundation for sustainable development

… and conservation as a foundation for sustainable development RECALLING that already in 1975 IUCN Members, … environment, which has often been excluded from economic development strategies as well as conservation strategies and … all terrestrial species and ecosystem problems, for many rural areas of the world it could provide a solution to the …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… protection and sustainable social and economic development. www.fao.org/nr/tenure VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON … and forests. The livelihoods of many, particularly the rural poor, are based on secure and equitable access to and … the 2006 International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD). At its Thirty-sixth Session in …
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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… JOSÉ BEZERRA DOS SANTOS, JOÃO FERNANDES DA SILVA, UNNAMED RURAL WORKER, JOSÉ ALDENÍCIO DA SILVA, SEANG NARONG, SAP … opinion against them, branding their actions as ‘anti-development’. We document the experiences of four defenders … ▶ Maria das Dores dos Santos Salvador, a Brazilian rural community leader in Amazonas, was kidnapped and …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… are so important for conservation and sustainable development that they deserve special protection and IUCN has … natural resource management, stewardship and sustainable rural development, in public health, well-being and … and a lack funding for conservation. The issues faced by rural communities in the case studies are no different from …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… in the Northern Areas C u s t o m a r y Planning & Development Dept., Northern Areas Governing Natural Resource … causing a shortage of drinking water in the region’s rural areas. In some higher altitude villages, people melt … of water channels. This tradition only exists in the rural areas now. The rules for voluntary communal work were …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… “Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development”, which is organized in three weeks and amounts … organizations, the Asia Pacific Forum helps women in rural, indigenous and urban poor communities to document … http://apwld.org/category/rural-and-indigenous-women/ …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Enabling the Whakatane Mechanism to contribute to conservation through securing communities' rights

… or territories and resources of indigenous peoples and rural communities; NOTING that the Whakatane Mechanism is a … the full respect of the rights of indigenous peoples and rural communities in IUCN conservation projects; WELCOMING … of the Whakatane Mechanism, to support its further development and application. …
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Pueblos indígenas y tradicionales y áreas protegidas: Principios, directrices y casos de estudio

… a plan without evil? A case study of conservation development strategies in Izozog, Bolivia. … fondos para financiar la infraestructura y el planeamiento rural en consulta con los niveles locales del gobierno y las … y desarrollo en una región de gran pobreza y privación rural. En dicha situación, ya no es válida una estrategia de …
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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… and developmental threats and a new definition of "development" 4.10. Funding for CCAs 4.11. Overcoming … way of mobilising communities, achieving conservation or rural development. However, there are often examples where … need for a different model of development. The efforts at rural development rarely focus on reviving and building upon …
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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… 4 Clean Development Mechanism … are most at risk from malnutrition or even famines include rural dwellers especially those living in marginalised areas, … 2007). Though, not all indigenous peoples live in isolated rural areas. Experts have estimated that in certain countries …
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