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

… stakeholder initiatives in support of a national legal assessment exercise to validate findings,  highlight  gaps  … for  enforcement.  In  some  contexts,  there  is  a  risk  that  … of  legislation  or  institutions  needed. Given  the  risk of overlap and  inconsistency,  it may be preferable  …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… the Guidelines . . . . . . . . . 29 3.1.1 Why undertake an assessment of national law? . . . . . . . . 29 3.1.2 What … in connection with due diligence processes. Tenure risk can affect businesses in important ways, including in the form of financial risk, reputational risk, political risk (i.e. contract …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… SECTION 10 IMPROVING GOVERNANCE OF PASTORAL LANDS High-risk factors The presence of a number of high-risk factors should prompt a responsible investor to decide … Based on the benefits from small-scale restoration, an assessment was carried out to evaluate the cost and benefit …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… tenure rights of others. They should include appropriate risk management systems to prevent and address adverse … where fragmentation provides benefits, such as risk reduction or crop diversification. Land consolidation … to adequate food, livelihoods and the environment. This assessment process should be conducted consistent with the …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… tenure "rights" that addresses only formal rights will risk omitting coverage of a large aspect of the concept of … and nature of the proposed use, an environmental impact assessment; an inspection by the water administration; the … legality of reforms to either land tenure or water rights risk legal challenge: the legality of the abolition of …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… resources in a sustainable manner", according to an IUCN assessment of the treaty. Difficulties and problems could … "Exploitation of granite has caused formation of numerous risk-prone areas and degradation of the soil and natural …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… to encourage sustainable resource use while minimizing the risk/magnitude of negative impacts and mitigating them. … product and local living conditions. However, there is a risk that such land concessions are dispossessing or hemming … answers from the lessons learned through critical assessment of the case studies and makes recommendations for …
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Developing gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure

… gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure A legal assessment tool ISSN 2413‐807X                                … gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure A legal assessment tool Naomi Kenney Legal Specialist Ana Paula de la … regime of  separate ownership exposes women  to  the  risk of  losing  their home  in  case of  …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… passing by or living or working in Neighbourhood, or risk or injury to property. 4. Overcharging or illegally … it considers that the condition thereof is likely to cause risk of disease to the inhabitants of the building or of the … in Pakistan I N.W.F.P 257 1894 (Act I of 1894), and the assessment, subject to the confirmation by the Commissioner, …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… in land‐related disputes in Sierra Leone Analytical Assessment within the framework of the Voluntary Guidelines … in land‐related disputes in Sierra Leone Analytical Assessment within the framework of the Voluntary Guidelines … themselves carries the serious risk of abuse of power and overreach by  these  …
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