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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… investments, improving gender equity and recognizing indigenous, customary and community rights (FAO, 2010). … of women, the elderly, widows, children, pastoralists, indigenous peoples, and other marginalized populations; 12 Statutory …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… contribute to the preservation of the environment. The indigenous people of Sri Lanka, be er known as the Veddas, … designed to recognise and strengthen the role of indigenous people and their communities. In general, … a uned to their local environment. Many indigenous peoples’ environments are less modified and degraded than …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… have been recorded, but it is doubtful that they are indigenous (Demetropoulos and Hadj ichristophorou, 1981). … that most T. hermannl colonies on the mainland are not indigenous (Lopez Jurado et aJ . , 1979) . Turkey Restricted … exchange and a source of raw materials) for the indigenous peoples of Amazonia, and is often embodied in tribal …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… CDM AR projects, in particular because environmental and indigenous peoples’ NGOs anticipated that large plantations would affect … applicable, information on, inter alia, local communities, indigenous peoples, land tenure, local employment, food …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising … women, indigenous people, business and unions), and means of … negotiate an international agreement. Indigenous people/s … who are self-identified as indigenous, and those recognized as such by other groups. …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… including in rural areas and local communities and among indigenous people and ethnic minorities, through our internal … stated in its very first paragraph, inter alia: We the peoples of the United Nations determined …. To reaffirm faith … overview 166. The integration of communities, indigenous people, gender perspectives and use of gender …