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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… trade, is also a major threat and leads to the decline of indigenous species population. While habitat loss is the … Moreover, the invasive species often compete with the indigenous life, resulting in the disruption of the food … certainty, conventional wisdom suggests that all peoples and nations have breaking points and may resort to …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… and access to justice .............55 3.4.3. Rights of Indigenous Peoples … 5.5.6. Involvement of Indigenous Peoples … ................................................105 5.7.4. Indigenous people and Aboriginal heritage …
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 …
The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge … such as lack of technical support between institutions, indigenous people marginalization, high illiteracy and …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… management; cultural property; involuntary resettlement; indigenous peoples; safety of dams; disputed areas; and international … fishing and forest organizations, agrarian communities, indigenous peoples, educational institutions, social …
Global Land Outlook
… that benefit humans and sustain ecosystem functions. Indigenous and local communities often consider land to be a … transfer of wealth, and a sense of place and belonging. Indigenous and local communities often consider land to be a … owned and governed by local communities and indigenous peoples under customary tenure systems, have now been …
The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers
… of single- horned Asiatic rhinoceros in Nepal; to help indigenous people obtain recognition of their rights to land … these issues be addressed. 4.2 Nicaragua – recognition of indigenous peoples’ right to land and natural resources The Nicaraguan …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge … resources, including water. They can bring together indigenous knowledge or traditional governance systems with …
GEO yearbook 2003
… on UN- Civil Society Relations releases its report, We the Peoples: Civil Society, the United Nations and Global … US. The four main themes are: endangered species; indigenous peoples and their healing ways; oceans, rivers and … will be at high risk of extinction in the wild. ● Arctic Indigenous Peoples will face major economic and cultural …