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Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… unaware of the country’s statutory laws and do not have access to them. Customary rules and practices, which have … of the formal and informal systems, as needed; and improve access to justice, legal awareness, and legal empowerment at … land use rights (Article 22). Land titles give people the right to develop their land and land title can be …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… many different groups of users and stakeholders may seek access to and use of wetland biological resources. Pressure … detail: this is a highly specialised subject in its own right. The aim of this book is instead to clarify the … Declaration affirms inter alia the importance of public access to environmental information and participation in …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… as protected areas, does legislation authorise continued access and use by indigenous and local communities where this … and local communities and other stakeholders, have the right to information, representation and participation in … take the form of “no use” (prohibition of human use or access). 11. The Ramsar Convention COPs have enlarged the …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Reserve © OUR PLACE The World Heritage Collection Upper right: The Dolomites (Italy): UNESCO Global Geopark, World … are annually available in time so that evaluators can access them ahead of the field evaluation mission. ■ … MIDAs 36 for developing countries, there is easier access to international financial and technical assistance …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… water jeopardizes human well-being and the environment. Access to safe water, human health, food production, economic … Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) 12 • brings access to the latest information and advice on adoption of … Iran, 1971) 78 5. Any Contracting Party shall have the right to add to the List further wetlands situated within its …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… environment. If there are any difficulties in obtaining access to such information, the Ramsar Bureau, and the … of the USSR “believed that all countries should have the right to become Parties to the Convention, since this would … dragonflies and many others, have a value in their own right as living organisms, as indicators of biological …