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… change, maintain essential ecosystem processes, and meet human needs, including water production, soil conservation, … of the Philippines. He is co-founder of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center – Friends of the Earth … University with majors in natural resource management and human ecology, and was a recipient of the 2008 MR Jacobs …

… to Improve National Soil Legislation 41 4.1 Natural Rights for Soil 41 4.2 The Public Trust Doctrine 42 4.3 The … the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life. Also taken into account are the objectives of the … in the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life”. The dilemma for soil is that, on the one hand, …

… • The forest and forestry-related programmes and the human and financial resources for these programmes; • The … limited in scope. A strong basis for defining equitable rights for indigenous peoples who are forest dwellers or … ecological values of forests not associated with direct human use and consumption. The UN Environment Programme …

… laws are only dimly perceived, however, by the utilitarian human laws that govern how short-term energy is supplied to our human economy. As contemporary energy law has developed over … providing access to land sites or water bodies. Property rights often are a basic element of the costs determinative …

… Convention 169 94 4.5 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 95 Contents vii IUCN-EPLP No. 81 … the basic ecosystem services and functions that sustain human life as we know it. They complement other land uses, … as one of the most significant indirect threats to human and natural systems. According to some protected areas …

… functioning of a landscape and the well-being of the human communities that reside in that landscape. FLR takes a … 12.1 How agroforestry enhances ecological integrity and human well-being at a landscape … 54 7.1 The 4Rs framework: stakeholders’ rights, responsibilities, returns and relationships linked to …

… Copyright © 2016 United Nations Development Programme All rights reserved. UNDP partners with people at all levels of … on ecosystems and least able to exercise their rights to human security, development, voice and dignity. Against this … lives, leading in some cases, to remarkable leaps in human development. the gap between the ambitions of the …

… THE BIRTH OF UNEP — THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, STOCKHOLM, June 1972 … 7THE BIRTH OF UNEP — THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER ONE: THE BIRTH OF UNEP THE UNITED … reconcile man’s legitimate, immediate ambitions with the rights of others, with respect for all life supporting …

… and in some cases also vehicles for protecting threatened human commu- nities or sites of great cultural and spiritual … traditional, inhabited landscapes and seascapes where human actions have shaped cultural landscapes with high … in or near the areas being protected, in terms of lost rights, land or access to resources. There is increasing and …

… 23 vi vii Chapter 4 Property Rights … Assessment has shown that despite their importance to human well-be- ing and biodiversity, the world’s freshwater … plays a key role in the development and functioning of any human society. Ecosystems provide a wealth of services that …