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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… acknowledge the immense contribution made by farmers and indigenous communities in developing and conserving the plant … 9 includes measures for the protection of local and indigenous communities’ and farmers’ traditional knowledge … have tended to utilize a diverse selection of crop species in order to assure their harvests; seed production in …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… However, they provide protection to 80% of threatened species and store more than 15% of global terrestrial carbon … Establishment of diverse agricultural systems, where using indigenous knowledge of specific crop and livestock … commercial fishing, recreation, scientific research and Indigenous traditional use. It is also used extensively as an …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… 30 years. These are community-managed seed banks where indigenous, local variety seeds are stored and shared with … example is the genus Lycopersicon, in which many wild species can be crossed with the cultivated tomato L. … represents a model for benefit sharing that supports indigenous communities’ control of their own resources, path …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… forest. Source: Dechaineux (2001) While it is clear that species gathered from the wild can be important to poor … justice have emerged as fundamental issues. The rights of indigenous peoples to natural resources, especially in … wilderness. The “meddling hand of man” often referred to indigenous and other rural peoples living in and around …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … Culture Working Group DRIP Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ICAHM … cultural heritage; the recognition of the position of indigenous peoples and local communities. The two Resolutions …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… of land or water that harbour a characteristic set of species, communities, dynamics and environmental conditions, … poverty alleviation, policy integration and the role of indigenous peoples. However, there are good reasons for … a rich cultural diversity. They include uncontacted indigenous communities who wish to remain isolated. Although …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… 7 Rights-based conservation and the quality of life of 163 indigenous people in the Bolivian Chaco Michael Painter … CNP Chitwan National Park (Nepal) COICA Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin Rights-based … and production of medicines for local sale. Native species are also being used to regenerate forests and a form …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … organsations (individuals or corporate) Governance by indigenous peoples and local communities: Indigenous peoples’ conserved areas and territories; …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… forest degradation SATIIM Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management UNDP United Nations Development … to take into account the adequate participation of indigenous and local communities and the respect for their … rights–complaint procedures to protect nature or other species have had only limited success.5 Yet with close to 115 …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… over wetlands and wetland resources (including migratory species). In several countries, jurisdiction is divided … sector and the general public, specifically including indigenous and local communities7. Team members should have … for establishing and strengthening local communities’ and indigenous people’s participation in the management of …