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Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas
… into account customary resource practices and traditional land tenure systems. While the process of developing this … Introduction IUCN describes a protected area as An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … participate in the co-management of their traditional land and territories and have equal opportunities to members …
Desertification and Climate Change
… burning of fossil fuels and changes in land cover—are modifying the concentration of atmospheric … W O RL D B A N K period results from fossil fuel use, with land use change providing another signifi cant but smaller … in the 21st century is expected to be greatest over land and at the highest northern latitudes. For the next two …
Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors
… 8 3.3.4 Conservation corridors need to be integrated into land use planning ......... 8 3.3.5 Connectivity conservation … to support strengthened environmental linkages in the land and seascape. Whilst a myriad of different terminologies … viable and that ecosystems and people are able to adapt to land transformation and climate change. We call this …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… 3.1 Livelihood and market incentives for sustainable land use in natural woodland areas of Kibwezi, … of natural resources for their day-to-day survival. A good land base, fertile soils, regular water supply and protection … - When are they carried out? Destructive harvesting and land use practices: - What are they? - How do they degrade …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… 5.4 Protecting wildlife from harmful processes and land uses 5.5 Wildlife health 5.6 Human-wildlife conflicts 55 … (ownership and use rights and obligations, links with land and forest tenure), public participation in wildlife … a joint project of the FAO Development Law Service and the Land Tenure and Management Unit. Blaise Kuemlangan Officer in …
A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa
… Peace and Security 9 Opportunities for Redistribution of Land and Resource Benefits 11 Donor Imperatives and the … towards in- tegration will be pursued: • Food security, land and agriculture; • Infrastructure and services; • … is unique in the sense that at least 50 percent of its land is drained by 8 international shared rivers and 54 …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… to access TK or any other intended activity on their land, such as the establishment of a REDD project or a … rather an understanding of the self as integrated with the land and embedded within an ethical relationship. TK then is … that is a result of an interaction between ILCs and the land that is rooted in cultural practices and spiritual …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… as resulting not only from drought but from land degradation linked to loss of natural vegetation … riches. According to the views of many indigenous peoples, land should not be torn open and exploited, which they … a long period of time, developed successful systems of land use and resource management. These systems – including …