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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… wide range of human rights has also been adopted to limit adverse impacts on the less powerful. It is not possible to … that seem to have positive outcomes nationally can have adverse local consequences. The Guidelines recognize various … mining concessions to private entrepreneurs. This had the effect of restricting access to grazing lands and polluting …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… been  lost  to  private  individuals  either  through  adverse  possession  or  other  non‐transparent  ways.  The  … require  the  holder  to  “take measures  to  abate  such  adverse effects on or  remedy any damage  to  … licenses  to  requiring measures  to  abate  adverse effects  and payment  for damages  shows  that  it  …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… appropriate risk management systems to prevent and address adverse impacts on human rights and legitimate tenure rights. … appropriate, where they have caused or contributed to adverse impacts on human rights and legitimate tenure rights. … this information and take action where markets have adverse impacts or discourage wide and equitable market …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… are interested in understanding the role of law in giving effect to the provisions of the Guidelines. National law is … to avoid infringing on human rights and to address adverse impacts that may arise from their activities … that enterprises: “(a) Avoid causing or contributing to adverse human rights impacts through their own activities, …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… food  systems may  also  be  outweighed  by  adverse  social  and  environmental  impacts.  For  example,  …  and not infringe on the human rights of others and address adverse human rights impacts.  … of  unprecedented  size  can  have  a  profound  effect on any country. Whether that effect  …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… Deforestation" ..... 11 Box 6: By-laws currently in effect within the City of Toronto ........ 17 Box 7: National … transpiration, trees help to offset the "heat island effect" of urban areas. Trees are also effective in reducing … are converted to urban land use. In order to minimize adverse hydrologic effects of urbanization, city planners can …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… its natural state is in constant motion (see Box A). The effect is that water rights, in the sense described above, … are usually spelt out in water legislation itself. The effect is that a water administration may not re- allocate … water administration. This is primarily to protect against adverse impacts on third parties, specifically other water …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… come into force at once, and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the fourteenth day of August, 2001. 2. … the various available options for the minimization of the adverse impact of such operations and policies, if any, and … regard to the observation, reservation, qualification or adverse remarks contained in the auditor’s report to the …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… of proprietary claims on land. These actions have the effect of conferring greater customary rights to the land in … central government's wishes by a land board official." In effect, therefore, while the land boards started out as a … or a mixed group of men and women and adopt or apply no adverse discriminatory practices or attitudes towards any …
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