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Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… defenders.’2 in many cases, they are representatives of indigenous peoples and traditional communities whose lands and ways of … defenders and the special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. the following sections first describe the …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… Park, Peru: Conserving agrobiodiversity in an Andean Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Area by Alejandro Argumedo … and social influences. Some systems long managed by indigenous and other traditional people, such as home and … marginalized communities of campesinos and indigenous peoples, their ancestral practices and traditional ecological …
Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… rights, and the recognition and protection of local and indigenous communities’ rights and interests. 3.2 REDD law … stakeholders (mainly investors, landowners, and local and indigenous communities) in REDD activities are examined in … include tracts of government lands reserved for indigenous peoples in Brazil. Private ownership is generally …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… Mallarach 25 Part One: Analysis of case studies 27 IndIgenous peoples 27 Power on this land; managing sacred sites at Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area, Northeast Arnhem Land, Australia …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… agreements, such as the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, the … whose participation is needed: women, young persons, indigenous and local populations, nongovernmental … in vulnerable situations, including women, children, and indigenous peoples, will be most at risk. The study also …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… of fishers, and of forest users, by pastoralists, indigenous peoples and other communities, civil society, academia and … rights? . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2.3.3 Customary and indigenous rights are legitimate tenure rights . . . . 21 …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… the context of the right to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and … the context of the right to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and … instruments. The 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR or Banjul Charter) contains several …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… of the poor to varying extents by granting local and indigenous communities clear and secure rights to conserve … legal tools that empower the poor, particularly local and indigenous communities. Several experts have contributed in … the findings of the first State of the World's Indigenous Peoples' Report, released in 2010 by the UN Forum on …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… and access to justice .............55 3.4.3. Rights of Indigenous Peoples … 5.5.6. Involvement of Indigenous Peoples … ................................................105 5.7.4. Indigenous people and Aboriginal heritage …