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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… of the right to adequate food, poverty eradication, environmental protection and sustainable social and economic … tenure 7 6. Delivery of services 9 Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties 11 7. Safeguards 11 8. … users, and academia. Laws should establish clear and cost-effective procedures for the reorganization of parcels …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… and coordination may have negative social, economic and environmental consequences, particularly in contexts where … resources. In other words, decisions regarding the use and allocation of one resource impact directly or indirectly on … to their neighbours at a price that exceeds their marginal cost of pumping.190 6.2.1 The risks to groundwater resources …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… to increasing land scarcity caused by population growth, environmental degradation, changing climate conditions, and … management structures; are easily established; are low cost both to the state and for users; are highly accessible; … to address the same basic land transactions, such as: allocation and formalization of secure land rights; land …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… and Social Policy Ian Hannam IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Emmanuel Nuesri IUCN Commission on … and flexibility imposed by mobile patterns makes the allocation of land rights a complex task. Delimitation, … measured in terms of ecosystem services. The low- cost approach to restoring rights, through multistakeholder …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) . . . . . 48 3.3.5 Environmental and social impact assessments . . . . . . . . … tenure situations. Such well-researched laws will be more cost-effective and practical to implement over the long term. … Compensation may be monetary or “in kind” through the allocation of alternative parcels or holdings and should …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… reduce poverty and enhance environmental  … allocation  of  long‐term  rights  to  natural  resources  …   With this in mind, the anticipated timeframe and cost of regulatory reform processes needs  to  be  taken  … or cost. For example,  legal requirements can  … ties can foster information exchange and a more appropriate allocation  of  national  resources  and  capacities.  It  …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… that Affect Them N o r t h -West Frontier Province 02 Environmental Volume 2 Legislation E n v i r o n m e n t a l … no function or responsibility shall be transferred without allocation of corresponding resources and funds. 33. Disposal … A Citizen Community Board may also receive project-based cost sharing support from any local government in accordance …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… (NMA) and the Environmental Protection  Agency  (EPA)  have  also  been  … as mineral exploitation and environmental protection. Generally,  these  … negative  environmental  consequences,  and  called  for  a moratorium  … heads” wield enormous control over family holdings and make allocation  …
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