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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… to the laws of thermodynamics25, beginning with the law of entropy (Georgescu-Roegen, 1971). In accordance with … institutional arrangements that arise, for example, from a customary law, and not on formal legal property titles. State … Most of the people in the area have depended on informal, customary agreements for access to the haor’s resources. The …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… can also be effective protective mechanisms (for example, customary management). Thus, the awareness that communities … vandalism, resource extraction, etc. using zoning, law enforcement, public education, new regulations and laws. … A useful approach is the joint assessment of the customary use of resources through participatory mapping and …
Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… IUCN Environmental Law Programme Towards a mutually supportive relationship … diversity”. � Article 10(d) calls for protecting customary use of biological resources compatible with … � Article 8(j) on traditional knowledge � Article 10(c) on customary use in accordance with traditional cultural …
Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare
… by Jessica Vapnek Megan Chapman for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE I … regarding animal welfare and would therefore be considered customary international law. Customary international law derives from practices which a …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… Savaresi and Rachel Wynberg IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 67/5 iv v The designation of geographical … and binding document. Virtually every country has legal or customary sys- tems that provide that one may not be bound by … on individual tenure. Communal lands typically fall under customary regimes, where rules governing access to bio- …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… all national biodiversity laws and plans • Ensure that the customary laws and practices of local communities are taken … scales • Ensure that there is a process, established in law or regulation, that is transparent and allows for full … for A. mangium planting (230,000 hectares), indigenous customary rights and former shifting cultivation lands …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Varieties and Famers’ Rights. Challenges in taxonomy and law (ed) M. Halewood. Bioversity International, Earthscan … access by researchers or commercial users observes customary values and laws. It allows communities to establish … of unfair exploitation. The protocol agreement is based on customary norms and three main principles of the Andean …
Factsheet on Human Rights and the Environment
… rights. Substantive rights International and national law have addressed environmental aspects of a number of … interests in property and health. Both human rights law and environmental law recognize collective rights … • State parties to take indigenous and local communities’ customary laws and community protocols into account when …
No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment
… including an analysis of the 1997 Convention on the Law of the Non- Navigational Uses of International … Charter and the 2012 Lake Chad Basin Charter and case law of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Purpose: The … 116). In this regard, the Court considered that EIA is a customary law obligation (para. 204). 4.1. The scope and …
IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century
… on activities that affect their legal and/or customary rights should be sought prior to commencing those … Rights-holder Actor that is endowed with legal or customary rights with respect to land, water and/or natural … on COMPASS: • A list of key national and local PA law and administrative requirements which apply in the …