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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… evidence, arrest offenders and stop illegal activities need to be well defined under the law. It  …  Are  available  sanctions  sufficient  to  deter  illegal  or  undesirable activities related to the  … development  projects  that  might  impact  small‐scale  fishing  communities,  consider  the  social,  economic  and  …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… to the owner, a third person – a "squatter" – may be in illegal and unauthorised occupation of a far corner of the … adjacent to them; the use of sewage water for irrigation; fishing and aquaculture; navigation; and the discharge of … In cases involving un- identified parties, such as illegal "squatters", court procedural rules usually enable a …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… are both exploitation-oriented, dealing primarily with fishing licenses and leases. These instruments are more than … Governance 74 Environmental Law in Pakistan I N.W.F.P 169. Illegal practice.— A person is guilty of illegal practice punishable with fine which may extend to two …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… for multiple resource uses (e.g. pastoralism, farming, fishing) and users (farmers, residents and non-resident … However, the Attorney General ruled these appendices illegal. Ranch lessees were given exclusive rights to the … Court of Botswana ruled in 2006 that such policies were illegal and that the community should be allowed to return …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… rights in the Guidelines: selected provisions Box 2.8 Fishing-restricted areas and customary rights in Fiji Box 2.9 … controls over the forest sector, VPAs are meant to reduce illegal logging. VPAs also contain provisions for access to … of people displaced by palm oil companies had been illegal. The court ordered a reassessment of the eviction …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… prevent public scrutiny to identify corrupt and illegal transactions. States and non-state actors should … or seasonal migration routes of pastoralists, and fishing grounds of small-scale fishers, which lie across …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… and  permits  for  non‐compliance. Major  agriculture,  fishing,  mining  and  … One  response  claimed  to  have  handled  a  case  of  “illegal  demonstration”  by  communities  against  a  … rights  of  the  secret  society  and  carried  out  an  illegal  activity.  The  family was  fined  Le  800,000  …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… uses. A piece of land may support pastoralism, farming and fishing, practised by resident and non-resident herders, … can create barriers or delays to movement, and to address illegal taxation of pastoralists. 32 See Rio Declaration, … any act that may otherwise be undesirable or, possibly, illegal (Government of Australia, 1989). Specific legal …
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