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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… role in achieving sustainable development and equality of access to basic needs such as freshwater food and employment … that the connection between the Endorois people and the land they once lived on were directly related to their human … the extent and trend in different types of ecosystems and land use are scarce. Models used to project future …
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Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis

… It appears to forbid completely unregulated open access regimes, and insofar does create a norm. On the other … 32 The Indonesians call their homeland Tanah Air Kita (Our Land and Water). It is made up of 18,108 islands (based on … of Madura and Bali, accounts for around 7% of Indonesia’s land area, but is populated by 59.5% of the total population. …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… in this work, and to the Department of Conservation and Land Management in Western Australia which similarly … of Regional Services in the Department of Conservation and Land Management in the same state before spending four years … areas. They must also ensure adequate and appropriate access for tourism and recreation. This is a substantial …
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Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK

… others on species or habitat protection; most owning land, but often leasing it too, or advising on land management. We have engaged with these and other … back hundreds of years, it was the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, applying to England, and Wales …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… Needs Half vision. Its aim is to ensure that enough wild land and seascapes are protected and interconnected … institutional owners, individuals or trusts that own the land. While desirable, these are often short-term and … Specific important objectives include: 1 Recreation and access In contrast to Category 1a, which in most cases …
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Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

… universal literacy. A world with equitable and universal access to quality education at all levels, to health care and … patterns and use of all natural resources – from air to land, from rivers, lakes and aquifers to oceans and seas – … degradation, including desertification, drought, land degradation, freshwater scarcity and loss of …
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Water as a human right?

… target of halving the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation by 2015. The WSSD recognised the … natural resources of the earth including the air, water, land, flora and fauna and especially representative samples … by leasing the environmentally sensitive riparian forest land to a company. In a landmark decision concerning the …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… live in fragile areas where they compete for water and land. In marine waters, nearly three-quarters of all … 29 3.3.1 National law 29 3.3.2 International law 29 3.4 Access to Justice 30 3.5 Environmental Quality 30 3.5.1 … Consent 38 4.6 Environmental Impact Assessment 38 4.7 Land Use Regulation 40 4.7.1 National and international …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… of case studies 27 IndIgenous peoples 27 Power on this land; managing sacred sites at Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area, Northeast Arnhem Land, Australia Bas Verschuuren, Mawalan II Marika and Phil … as well as a recreational area. A sealed road provides access for motor vehicles to a steel watch tower (Nhulun …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… East. Her work focuses on landscape stewardship, private land con- servation, and community involvement in protected … V Task Force of WCPA. He has written and lectured on land- scape and now serves on the boards of several major … global database, but whether the communities involved have access to effective conservation mechanisms. The fact that …
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