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International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES),9 and the Convention on … on traditional knowledge and genetic resources held by indigenous peoples and local communities, the procedures for … be used to ensure compliance with the CBD’s provisions on indigenous peoples. The final paper of Part III, by Juliette …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… of “traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities” for biodiversity … regulating the use of natural resources in many countries. Indigenous peoples’ associations have become ever more … The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora16 and the Convention on …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… regimes continued to develop. These included rights of indigenous people and tribal minorities, farmers, women and … Today international law recognises the rights of peoples, indigenous people and communities embodying traditional … systems. It may require rules protecting certain species and habitats. It may also demand measures for …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… regimes continued to develop. These included rights of indigenous people and tribal minorities, farmers, women and … Today international law recognises the rights of peoples, indigenous people and communities embodying traditional … systems. It may require rules protecting certain species and habitats. It may also demand measures for …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… year from diseases related to air pollution (WHO, 2003). Species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate, taking … . . . . . . . . . 14 International Labor Convention 169 on Indigenous People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … be protected by being designated as sacred or taboo. Many indigenous people have a special relationship with the land …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… GPS Global Positioning Systems GR Genetic Resources ICCA Indigenous and Community Conserved Area ICCPR International … Institute for Environment and Development ILC Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities ILO International … practices that contaminate or destroy the natural world, species and habitats, sacred sites, and our communities and …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… 1971), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species and the International Association for Impact … and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or used by Indigenous and Local Communities (decision VII/16 F, annex) … and information sharing between experts and local / indigenous groups. 3.1 What is biodiversity? The Convention …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… Climate Change Convention 60 1.3 Convention on Migratory Species 61 1.4 Ramsar Convention 63 1.5 World Heritage … systems and rightsholders, including local communities and indigenous peoples, NGOs, private individuals and … corporate body (such as a commercial entity or NGO), or indigenous or local community that has full rights of …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… Amazon .......................................... 96 10.4 Species for improved fallows … with key informants, particularly local people Local (indigenous) knowledge of history, harvesting practices, … originally considered. In many parts of the world indigenous species develop as an understorey in monoculture …
Promoting and supporting community resource management and conservation as a foundation for sustainable development
… (Kinshasa, 1975), promoted recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in conservation areas; RECALLING … General Assembly (San José, 1988) which recognized that indigenous peoples have a long and rich history of knowledge … to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of CITES-listed Species in Exporting Countries” (Vienna, Austria, May 2011); …