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Land and water - the rights interface

… ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2004 Land and water – the rights interface S. Hodgson for the Development … 1 2 WHAT ARE LAND TENURE RIGHTS AND WATER RIGHTS? … 8 2.2 Water rights … 13 3 LAND TENURE RIGHTS AND WATER RIGHTS REGIMES COMPARED … ............................................... 25 3.2.3 Water rights …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… are not necessarily covered by “land” rights, including water, salt pans and trees, and how these rights interact … and reciprocity. Many pastoral societies require that territorial boundaries remain uncertain — often referred to … to conservation projects and protected areas. • Change in territorial identities: land claims over forced interventions …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… of common property resources such as grazing, forests and water. They are thus both 'communal' and 'individual' in … in any statute or law or acknowledged in practice. Their territorial rights to areas for hunting, gathering, foraging … as: "a grouping of families and individuals, living in a territorial area that is at the level of a locality or …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On the other … level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on sub-national level … that not only includes vegetation1 but also soil, water, animals, utilities, buildings, transportation systems …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… 3.5  Tenure of land, fisheries, forests, and access to water............................................... 37  3.6  … or  lead  to  environmental  degradation  and water  scarcity,  thereby  reversing  development  pathways  … espect tenure of land, fisheries and forests, and access to water.  6. Conserve and  sustainably manage natural  …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… tenure of land, fisheries and forests, and access to water”), the Principles for Responsible Investment in … or the right to drive cattle across an area to obtain water from a river. In certain circumstances and at … These laws may include contract law, environmental laws, water laws, inheritance laws or local government laws, for …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… to and management of other natural resources, such as water and mineral resources. While recognizing the existence … and implementation of policy and law and decisions on territorial development, as appropriate to the roles of State … with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… Ordinance 1987 (Missing) 5.1.6.5 NWFP Rural Area Drinking Water Supply Scheme Act 1985 380 5.1.6.6 NWFP Water Users … as far as may be,- (a) the area of a Union shall be a territorial unity; (b) the boundaries of a Union shall not … (A.W.Bs.) in the Province together with the respective territorial jurisdictions which will preferably be based on …
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Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone

… leveraging  the country’s vast natural  land and water‐based  resources  (Poverty  Reform  Strategy  Paper  … Sierra  Leone  started  to notice  that  their drinking water,  which  is  taken  from  a  nearby  stream,  tasted  … linked  to  chemicals  being  introduced  into  the water  by  nearby  agricultural  operations;  the  community  …
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