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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… PROJECT PRACTITIONERS Free Prior and Informed Consent An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities 2 ▲ … ©FAO/Munkhbolor Gungaa COVER PHOTO: Engaging with indigenous peoples in Bolivia. ©FAO/Andre Arriaza 3 Table of … Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local …
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Dramatic growth in laws to protect environment, but widespread failure to enforce, finds report

24 Jan 2019 News in

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… business enterprises, civil society organizations, indigenous peoples and all others committed to safeguarding human rights … most at risk, and the risks are particularly acute for indigenous peoples and traditional com- munities that depend …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the context of the right to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and … the context of the right to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and … instruments. The 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR or Banjul Charter) contains several …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… of the poor to varying extents by granting local and indigenous communities clear and secure rights to conserve … legal tools that empower the poor, particularly local and indigenous communities. Several experts have contributed in … the findings of the first State of the World's Indigenous Peoples' Report, released in 2010 by the UN Forum on …
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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… acknowledge the immense contribution made by farmers and indigenous communities in developing and conserving the plant … 9 includes measures for the protection of local and indigenous communities’ and farmers’ traditional knowledge … the important contribution made by farmers and indigenous peoples and local communities play to developing and …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… local level, villagers also have the opportunity to use indigenous knowledge to conduct participatory research for … including women, youth, elderly, cultural minorities, indigenous peoples, and so on. Giving a “voice” these groups in …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… or supply chain standards, and with traditional and indigenous norms and practices for conserving and using the … in relation to natural resources. Customary rules of indigenous and traditional communities may also be legally … for example, to consider the interests of indigenous peoples in making administrative or judicial decisions. A …
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Major Components of the Cartagena Protocol - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… allows for the recognition of the value of biodiversity to indigenous and local communities and the protection of … http://www.informea.org/terms/indigenous-people/ … http://www.informea.org/terms/indigenous-knowledge …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… examples of customary laws that govern natural resources. Indigenous and ethnic groups may have customary laws that … no data to prove the degree to which local communities and indigenous peoples apply their customary law. It is often the case that …
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