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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… 46 4.4.2 Climate change impacts on fresh water resources and … RESOURCES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT; IN THE BACKGROUND, A WATER STRESS MAP BASED ON THE 2005 VERSION OF WATERGAP … improved building technologies, increased water quality testing, rainwater harvesting, supplementary …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… to fulfil individual’s human rights to life, health, water, food, work, culture, development, access to … and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and being.’ The … to life, health, an adequate standard of living, food, water, housing, self-determination and means of subsistence, …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… to human well-being (…). [It] is an important part of the quality of life for people every- where (…) and (…) its … landscape (when applicable), past and current land- and water-use practices and their links to cultural and spiritual … trade routes, historic settlements, intricate land and water-use systems, and traces of sophisticated social …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… are on nature. We have to do that if we are to enhance our quality of life now and build more sustainable communities … dugongs, turtles, shellfish, crocodiles and sea and water birds. We can describe and name in detail coastal, … as well as non-monetary terms, is its high quality water. It is the main water source for the city of Flagstaff …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… and communities. Sacred natural site. Areas of land or water having special spiritual significance to peoples and … Links between faiths and the conservation of land and water were found in every belief system examined by Dudley et … overburdened and outdated sewage system that releases low-quality waste water into streams. The New Zealand Department …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… standard of living, to adequate food, to safe drinking water and sanitation, to housing, to participation in … rights, including their rights to life, health, food and water. Like directly discriminatory measures, such indirect … information, including infor- mation about: the quality of the environment, including air and water; …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… of these interventions. Desert areas, huge holes in land, water pollution (fresh and sea water), changing the course of rivers, the reduced ability of … project’s waste management methods could affect the water quality and therefore the health of Indigenous Peoples, and …
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
… repre sen ta tives of pasto ral ists has so far focused on water points for pastoral use, with no agree ments to date. … of view of sustain able use and manage ment but also the quality of human life as defined in the Universal Decla ra … city a commu nity? is the sum of all people inhab iting a water shed a commu nity?), it can be further spec i fied that …