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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… include disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, some indigenous peoples, and local communities dependent on agricultural or … Examples include coral reefs, the Arctic and its indigenous people, mountain glaciers, and biodiversity …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

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 …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners

… strategies. It is unsurprising that traditional and indigenous natural resource management systems, where these … what information is taken into account. Traditional and indigenous knowledge, and knowledge of resource users As … conservation approaches. Advocates for indigenous peoples’ rights have argued that precaution is used by …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… 192 10.4.4 Considering indigenous participation and rights … of landscapes in law as an essential component of peoples’ surroundings, an expression of the diversity of … and enjoyment of present and future generations, including indigenous peoples. Use and management of natural resources …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… 55 2.3.4.2 ‘Industry-wide custom and practice’ 56 2.3.4.3 Indigenous and traditional law 56 2.4 Enforceability: … arises out of the fact that benefits are not shared with indigenous groups and communities, but are distributed in … received if such IPR claims could operate to limit other peoples facilitated access to same genetic resources;97 • If …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… to address the needs of these unique regions and their peoples. Good policies are mountain-specific because … with mid- to high-level marginality, particularly in the indigenous ethnic groups. In the Guatemalan zone, productive … to live, are often left to marginalized people, such as indigenous communities and cultural minorities. Pushed uphill …
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Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis

… and others (26%). It is important to note that, apart from indigenous ethnic groups, there are a significant number of non-indigenous groups, such as Chinese, Indians and Arabs. They … T.T. (1978). The Kaya Complex: A History of the Mijikenda Peoples of Kenya to 1900. Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau. …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life

… seem to have a more holistic perspective of their world. Indigenous people in Australia consider themselves an … people. This holistic per- spective is also found in many indigenous belief systems in Africa and the Americas. The …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… maintenance of cultural values by local communities and indigenous people; promoting communication, education, … for establishing and strengthening local communities’ and indigenous peoples’ participation in the management of wetlands …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… on 18 August 1990. 1989 ILO Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, 72 ILO Off. Bull. 59 … areas and build infrastructure. Loss of habitats for indigenous species, e.g. mangroves, with consequential …
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