Search results

Explore only content tagged with
189 Results
Sorted by relevance

Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… In Vietnam, for example, the customary community head or land guardian controls rights to access and use of resources … that govern the use of forests, wildlife, water, pasture land, and other natural resources. Discuss participants’ … A Place in the World: A Review of the Global Debate on Tenure Security. Ford Foundation. Available online: …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES

… highlights opportunities to firmly embed conservation in land use planning and development. Continu- ously increasing … spatial distribution of biodiversity information on the land and in the sea. Such knowledge is used to underpin … employment and income, stabilization of land tenure, maintenance of ecosystem services, resilience and …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… our planet by a greater population, by climate change, and land degradation. �e work of the Parties will need to … degrees Celsius warming and combating desertification and land degradation. However, reaching these joint objectives … on linguistic diversity, traditional occupations, land tenure and land-use change. Data generated includes cultural …
25 May 2026 Literature

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… had been killed as a result of protecting their rights to land and the environment. global Witness emphasised that this … that clearly connected the murder to an environment or land use issue.7 as a result, global Witness concluded that … nations (fao) voluntary guidelines on the governance of tenure of land, forests and fisheries. 7. states should …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… and sustainable use of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 … spectrum of issues ranging from sustainable management of land and soil, water, air and biological resources, and seeks … emphasizing people’s rights to land and security of tenure, advocating integrated resource management, it …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for … promotes the sustainable use of ecosystems through better land use planning and development planning, however it … It falls within IUCN’s protected area category V.2 Land tenure in the reserve is mostly communal (no individual land
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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 … including the rights to keep their own systems of land tenure and to be protected from environmental degradation; …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Comment aborder la REDD+ au Cameroun: Contexte, enjeux et options pour une stratégie nationale

… 3.1.3.2. L’occupation foncière des communautés locales Tenure foncière en zone forestière Si, selon la législation … and 10 % to the local communities. When ZICGCs (forest land allocated to village communities) are leased to … Resources Observation Systems Data Center, 1992-93. Global Land Cover Characterization Dataset” (WRI, 2000; p.16). 53. …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Water as a human right?

… 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 … 10: All persons have the right to adequate housing, land tenure and living conditions in a secure, healthy and …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… protected areas in southern Australia 88 6.9 Restoring the land and honouring the history of Lyell Island in Gwaii … degraded. Humanity directly affects 83 per cent of the land surface (Sanderson et al., 2002) and 100 per cent of the … in restoration efforts in protected areas with secure tenure or, in the case of contractual arrangements on private …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX