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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… Angola, Guinea Bissau, 1990 - 1997 RIVER ‘Free’ Forest Common Use Forest Reserve Common Use Now Now + 3 years Now + 6 years Now … customary land management activity in Botswana. CBNRM is a conservation and development natural resources management …
Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II
… growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation.” 16 U.S.C. § 1531(a)(1), (2) (2015). … was authorized by any agency, such as FWS, EPA, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Army Corps of … values by 13 percent. From 2010 to 2020, an invasive forest pathogen, called sudden oak death, is projected to …
Water as a human right?
… Law Programme Water as a Human Right? The World Conservation UnionThe World Conservation Union IUCN … trust by leasing the environmentally sensitive riparian forest land to a company. In a landmark decision concerning … energy, petrol, and gas, rocks and sand, gems, forests and forest products, wildlife, fish and aquatic resources. Cape …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… Bonn, Germany Copyright: © 2007 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … say, in many tropical regions it is easier to cut a forest than to study it.”31 That salvo is immediately … systems are those relating to the certification of forest and marine products – both of which ultimately result …
Establishment, recognition and regulation of the career of park ranger
… of the career of park ranger CONSIDERING that nature conservation through the creation and maintenance of … titles including, but not limited to wildlife warden, forest guard, forester, scout, watcher, game scout, and park … (as reflected in Article 8 of the Convention – in situ conservation); b. the park rangers’ performance helps achieve …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… Switzerland Copyright: © 2013 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of … III None Lebanon Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el- Rab) 1998 (iii)(iv) III Foret des Cedres de Dieu Forest reserve IV Lithuania Kernavė Archaeological Site …
Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species
… laying plans for ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation’ as well as … to disperse to track changes, offer great opportunities for conservation success if adaptation can be facilitated. 8 Identifying and developing effective conservation measures is vital …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… 35 5. ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources [Kuala Lumpur, 9 … rainfed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from land uses or from a … slopes and very diversified landscapes; (d) extensive forest coverage losses due to frequent wildfires; (e) crisis …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… (from replacing instead of improving the remaining forest and its management), and the impacts on the … a precedent-setting directive re-affirming the rights of forest-dwelling indigenous or tribal peoples, including their … for the participatory research on indigenous biodiversity conservation practices. It has proven to be an adequate tool …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… Curlier, Development Director of the Aquatic Resources Conservation Group, and Prof. Richard Kyle Paisley, Director … * Defined as the land ratio without vegetation coverage (forest area and wetlands) used to present the contribution of … the government develop measures for allocating land and forest use, construction of pipelines or other communication …