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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… local employment, and the construction of necessary infrastructure. To ensure that a land law will advance … (Bruce, 2007 at 13). Generally, in areas where state infrastructure and administration are absent or inaccessible, … current examples from Manica province. Presented to the Green Agri-Net Conference Land registration in practice, …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… others are concerned that EIAs only do white- (or better green-) washing of a project. Further criticisms of EIAs can … others are concerned that EIAs only do white- (or better green-) washing of a project; • Lack of capacity in … at strategy level. • Protection of people, property and infrastructure. • Protection and enhancement of a European …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… Limited v Urban Development Authority (the Galle Face Green case) the Supreme Court gave an order to prevent the commercial exploitation of Galle Face Green. A public interest petitioner there sought to compel … sand leads to the collapsing of riverbanks, and can affect infrastructure such as bridges and roads. River sand mining …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… Kreilhuber Image Credit: antishock, Shutterstock Images; Green lines Design and Layout: Jennifer Odallo, UNON … 2. Establishing a POPs inventory and assessing national infrastructure and capacity; 3. Setting priorities and … on-line: http://www.fao.org/legal/prs-ol/paper-e.htm Green Customs Initiative: http://www.greencustoms.org …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… corridors’, ‘landscape linkages’, ‘dispersal corridors’, ‘green belts’, ‘greenways’ and other forms of connecting … remaining two species, the Coppery Brushtail Possum and Green Ringtail, the frequency of occurrence in remnants did … and Knaapen, J.P., 1988. Landscape planning and ecological infrastructure: the Randstad study. pp. 163–67 in …
Water as a human right?
… Acknowledgements This paper was prepared for the Law for a Green Planet Institute 7th International Conference on … 28% of the global warming potential of GHG emissions.90 5. Infrastructure development (dams, dikes, levees, diversions … � limiting access to, or destroying, water services and infrastructure. 2. Obligation to protect: obliges States to …
Champions of Water Governance - Leadership building for local to transboundary water cooperation
… challenges – for example lack of access to information on infrastructure planning – and the importance of the linkage … by Gillian Martin Mehers and Elizabeth Crudington, Bright Green Learning. 6Although the Chiquibul-Mopán …
Land and water - the rights interface
… the potential to significantly increase yields, irrigation infrastructure was treated in the government's farm … as the effects of the loss of water on any irrigation infrastructure will also need to be considered. Without … Environmental Affairs Law Review 483 Goldstein, R.J. 1998. Green Wood in the Bundle of Sticks: Fitting Environmental …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… they actually form an essential component of the natural infrastructure needed for sustainable development. More … under two conflicting sets of rules. In Costa Rica, the green turtle Chelonia mydas is fully protected under the … de Klemm, C. 1999. supra n. 39. Opay P. 1998. Hunting of green turtles at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. 32 Oryx, pp. 10-12. …