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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… and outcomes (environmental, social, economic, and cultural). In combination they provide a comprehensive … ecological processes, protecting areas of natural and cultural heritage, and assisting in adapting to the impacts of climate …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… to hunting and collection of animals or their product for cultural/religious practices. Although revenues from the … and the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention, Paris, 1972). Area-based …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… for the discussions among the indigenous peoples, the cultural appropriateness of the way the information is … Prior and Informed Consent Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale … International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights International Federation of Red Cross and Red …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… energy, industry, local livelihoods, ecosystems, and cultural and religious traditions. Nevertheless, growing … them as supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural (see Box 1.3).35 Food and freshwater supply are … values, social relations, sense of place, cultural heritage, and ecotourism). 4. Supporting Services: Services …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… where societies develop. It is on this land that all cultural, economic and productive activities occur, the land … land, weather patterns and variability, as well as the cultural circumstances of the populations who live in a … these factors; they also include effects on the cultural heritage or socio-economic conditions resulting from …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… participation, association and expression, as well as cultural rights. Although there is growing international … the right to life. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), the body of experts appointed to … and its biodiversity, the environment and the national heritage are the responsibility of everyone.” A program …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… humankind. An example is the protection of world natural heritage sites. At the end of this lesson you will be able … Health Organization (WHO) UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Meteorological … commerce, monetary and financial questions, social and cultural matters. Its projects include intra-community road …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFCCC United Nations Framework … on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Protocol of San Salvador), adopted in San … the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention) gives the following …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… significance, having special natural, historic or cultural value. Landscape and nat- ural site protection have … aesthetic appeal, protection of unique historical or cultural areas, or preservation of traditional uses of land. … the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage gives the following definition: “works of man or the …