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

… An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities 2 ▲ Discussing project activities in … peoples but it is also good practice to undertake with local communities, as involving them in the decision making … the communities and the state in terms of governance and administration, exercise of customary law and recognition of …
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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… empowerment of the poor to varying extents by granting local and indigenous communities clear and secure rights to … management planning responsibilities between central and local authorities and with local communities 4.4 Providing … law supports and is supported by good governance. Good administration of the recognition, allocation and possible …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… legal arrangements? 1. Formal ratification of rules and administration. 2. Adopted laws (statutes, regulations) for … to incorporate the principle and translate it into local effect. These may include environmental or social … These design principles are intended to be used by local communities to guide their submissions during the …
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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

… 1986 Resolution No. 171 of the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe on regions, … of the Council of Europe (i.e., the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe) at Strasbourg on 14 … (b) to denote the connection between law and State administration. The provision is somewhat similar to that of …
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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

… of Europe resolution No. 171 of the Standing Conference of local and regional authorities of Europe on regions, … bers of the public will often have a special knowledge of local conditions and of the practical implications of … (b) to denote the connection between law and State administration. The provision is similar to that of arti- cle …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… for clear dialogue and understanding at all levels of the administration system involved, including that of local authorities and civil society and, at the very least, … cooperation, whether at global, regional, national or local level. Governance systems are expressed through …
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Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… sustainable development by strengthening the capacity of local organisations. SNV helps alleviate poverty by focusing … of law -– are at the heart of the efforts being made at local, national, bilateral and multilateral levels to ensure … referring to Turner, M. and Hulme, D. 1997. Governance, Administration and Development: Making the State Work. …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… Capacity building efforts to enhance representation and local management . . 187 5.3 Remaining challenges . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 4.4 Linking local participation with representation at the binational … a partnership among Ministries, decentralised local administration, and civil society to form a transboundary …
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Accountability through Civic Participation in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

… review mechanisms and processes 35 Annex 2: Examples of local monitoring mechanisms 47 Annex 3: Case study of an … up and improves existing global, regional, national and local accountability mechanisms involving all relevant … (g2g) are used to describe “the use of ICT to improve e-administration by digitizing back-office functions and …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of living are violated; When a government fails to involve local communities in decision making, for instance regarding … to health care, housing, social services, politics, the administration of justice and law enforcement, the … should take measures to address the dangers and risks that local environmental pollution poses to children’s health,” …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance