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Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice
… domain, independently that they are in private lands, in indigenous territories or the property rights on the … resources that possess the owners. In the cases of indigenous territories, public or private owners of the lands … knowledge resulting of traditional practices of indigenous peoples and local communities, when they are non profit; and …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… 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 … productivity. Ensuring that the trees planted are local indigenous species will maximize the conservation benefits. …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… the intellectual property associated with local and Indigenous knowledge about biodiversity, although mechanisms … forms of relevant information, including scientific and Indigenous and local knowledge, innovations and practices, … legitimate stakeholders, especially local and Indigenous peoples, who might be dependent on access to or the use of …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… 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 … system. For example, the introduction of the predatory non-indigenous Nile perch in lake Victoria has upset the entire …
Global Land Outlook
… that benefit humans and sustain ecosystem functions. Indigenous and local communities often consider land to be a … transfer of wealth, and a sense of place and belonging. Indigenous and local communities often consider land to be a … owned and governed by local communities and indigenous peoples under customary tenure systems, have now been …
Community Based Natural Resource Management in the State of Hawaii
… communities; RECOGNISING the contemporary importance of indigenous Hawaiian principles such as kuleana (the … of Hawai'i and the world; FURTHER RECOGNISING that the indigenous people of Hawai'i developed a culture of … that the State of Hawai'i's adoption of CBNRM projects and indigenous Hawaiian resource management knowledge, …
Promoting Locally Managed Marine Areas as a socially inclusive approach to meeting area-based conservation and Marine Protected Area targets
… MPA systems; NOTING also the important work by many indigenous peoples, local communities and small-scale fishers worldwide … that conservation has been shown to be more effective when indigenous peoples, small-scale fishers and local communities …
Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… FIBA International Foundation for the Banc d’Arguin ICCA Indigenous and Community Conserved Area IMROP Mauritanian … diverse social groups, communities and sometimes entire peoples prove that it is possible to work together to use … or natural resources) - PAs under the authority of the indigenous peoples and local communities—sedentary or …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… . . . . . . . . . 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 … it be bought, sold or bartered. Furthermore, indigenous peoples have, over a long period of time, developed …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… charcoal burning and pitsawing of commercially valuable indigenous tree species. • Activities which convert natural … valuable biological resources or lands such as endangered indigenous tree species, minerals, wildlife resources or … on trade. Examples include market bans on unprocessed indigenous timber, fishing quotas or strict conditions for …