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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… human rights; recognition and enhancement of the role of indigenous peoples and their communities; improvement of livelihoods and … and respect for all human rights; enhance the welfare of indigenous peoples and their communities; improve the …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… on traditional knowledge and genetic resources held by indigenous peoples and local communities, the procedures for its … be used to ensure compliance with the CBD’s provisions on indigenous peoples. The final paper of Part III, by Juliette …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… There is an increasing appreciation of the importance of indigenous breeds, and greater efforts are being made for … use and exchange of AnGR and the refusal of patenting of indigenous breeds or parts thereof. Issues of traditional … an important social and cultural value, especially for indigenous and local communities for whom fundamental aspects …
Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity
… and licensing, legal reforms to secure the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, effective implementation of … processes, with the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples, local communities and other stakeholders, …
Strengthening the implementation of Farmers' Right in Guatemala
… 21 ethnicities of the mayas, xinca, garífuna and ladina indigenous communities. Around half of the population of Guatemala is indigenous people, who mostly live in rural areas. Guatemala … wealth and most of its population, especially indigenous peoples is poor and malnourished. Around 60% of families in …
Farmers' Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… the enormous contribution of farmers – including local and indigenous communities – worldwide to the development and … to advocate their rights. http://www.informea.org/terms/indigenous-people … http://www.informea.org/en/terms/indigenous-knowledge …
Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020
… sharing its achievements and its values with countries and peoples beyond its borders. http://europa.eu/ About PIRT The … meet specific capacities and capacity development needs of indigenous and local community stewards. … ith environment, conservation, sustainable development, and indigenous affairs portfolios. …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… the land rights and sophisticated resource management of indigenous inhabitants; • they were based on outmoded … study we will use the term local populations to refer to indigenous peoples as well as to local communities, fixed or mobile. The …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… improving, to the extent possible, biodiversity and indigenous species to support ecosystem functionality. … Water Resources Management, Protected Areas (including Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas), Sustainable … achieving LDN. The rights of men and women and indigenous peoples to access and to manage land must be upheld, paying …
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… global Sustainable Development Goals. 2. On behalf of the peoples we serve, we have adopted a historic decision on a … in poverty), people living with HIV/AIDS, older persons, indigenous peoples, refugees and internally displaced persons … or ethnicity, and persons with disabilities, migrants, indigenous peoples, children and youth, especially those in …