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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… (www.med-ina.org/de- los) and member of the Steering Committee of the IUCN WCPA Task Force on Cultural and … The Gebaliya are a conservative people with a long- standing but increasingly vulnerable tribal culture, as well … are analo- gous to one of the most widespread and long-standing tra- ditional institutions in the Middle East for …
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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… at the national level. 2. See, for example, Human Rights Committee, general comment No. 6 (1982) on the right to life, … educa- tional process. It should increase students’ under- standing of the close relationship between humans and nature, … access such as language, illiteracy, expense and distance. Standing should be construed broadly, and States should rec- …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… long periods of time. At other sites, there may be long-standing historical differences and conflict. Conflict is … and “managed resource protected areas” achieved equal standing with the first four more strictly protected … are a new category adopted by the World Heritage Committee in 1992 to recognise sites that possess “powerful …
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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

… ments ix Acro nyms xiii Intro duc tion xiv 1. A new under standing of protected areas 1 Conser va tion and equity 4 The … for action and advice 66 iv 5.1 Gain a broad initial under standing of the rele vant Commu nity Conserved Areas 65 5.2 … admin is tra tive respon si bility. The Park’s Manage ment Committee comprises staff of the Ministry of Sustain able …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… of the Northern Areas Conservation Strategy Steering Committee, under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretaries, … documented. Nevertheless, it is clear that there is a long-standing and well-developed customary law regime in Northern … Phoro nullah. Respondents said that due to cultivation and standing crops, animals are not allowed free grazing. They …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… rights would be devoid of meaning. The UN Human Rights Committee has said that it is a right that should not be … to justice, “States should provide broad interpretation of standing in proceedings concerned with environmental … of Brazil’s constitution states that “any citizen has standing to bring a popular action to annul an act injurious …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… strategy of promot- ing reconciliation and cultural under- standing through the interpretation of Yolngu beliefs and … password protection. In such cases, there is a need for a committee to decide on what is acceptable and what is not in … riences and raise awareness of the cur- rent and long-standing issues facing the Solovetsky Islands through …
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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… are free to participate regardless of gender, age or standing. ➳ Prior means that consent is sought sufficiently … feedback and complaints. This could be through a panel or committee of key representatives and independent advisors, … explicitly mention the principle of FPIC, the Human Rights Committee that monitors compliance with the ICCPR and the …
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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… these communities are being killed in record numbers for standing up to mining compa- nies’ polluting their water … these communities are being killed in record numbers for standing up to mining compa nies’ polluting their water … (accessed 17 April 2016) 28 Committee to Protect Journalists (2015), Journalists Killed: …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… degrading forests; • In January 2002 the Conservation Committee of Gulkin valley in Pakistan detained a poacher of … in Community Controlled Hunting Area. The conservation committee brought the poachers to Gilgit town after … efforts to regenerate degraded forests or manage good standing forests, van panchayats of Uttaranchal, betta land …
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