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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… people of different backgrounds and cultures (especially indigenous and traditional rural communities) at the central … for wood for personal needs, which in the case of indigenous peoples of the North and Far East, may be taken in accordance …
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Raising awareness of climate change: A handbook for government focal points

… governments and civil society including local communities, indigenous people, women’s groups and the private sector; 16 … have been used to govern resource use, especially among indigenous peoples, and ethical concerns influence resource use and …
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Technology Transfer and Cooperation under the Convention on Biological Diversity

… modern technologies, but also those developed and used by indigenous and local communities. Thus, there is a strong … promotion of the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities. Recent studies undertaken … – has a lot to learn from technologies used and shared by indigenous and local communities. UNEP has compiled a set of …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… for establishing and strengthening local communities and indigenous peoples’ participation in the management of the wetlands; … effects of the direct or indirect introduction of any non-indigenous aquatic animals or plants into the waters of Lake …
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Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… examples of customary laws that govern natural resources. Indigenous and ethnic groups may have customary laws that … no data to prove the degree to which local communities and indigenous peoples apply their customary law. It is often the case that …
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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… also reaffirmed the importance of respecting the rights of indigenous and local communities over their traditional … the social and economic importance of biodiversity Emberá indigenous community at Panama Chanel river basin, Panama …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… the collective, "rights of ownership and possession [of indigenous peoples] over the lands which they traditionally occupy shall … land re-distribution; the recognition of customary or indigenous rights; strengthening land rights security; the …
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State of Biodiversity in Africa

… human populations, charcoal production and the logging of indigenous trees are causing massive deforestation, with … crucial to protect the traditional knowledge of local and indigenous communities, and to establish suitable measures …
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Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas

… Ecological impacts: They reduce biodiversity by displacing indigenous species through predation, competition, habitat … has been widely traded. The green mussel Perna viridis is indigenous to the tropical Indo-Pacific, but has been … green crab Carcinus maenas, also called the shore crab, is indigenous to the Atlantic coast of Europe and North Africa, …
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Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control

… mesh 14 2.2.3.4. Funnel traps 14 2.2.3.5. Miscellaneous indigenous trapping methods 15 2.2.3.6. Mist nets 15 2.2.3.7. … (Figs 9 & 10, Elliott et al. 2014). 2.2.3.5. Miscellaneous indigenous trapping methods Allan (1997) illustrated a … Oxford Univ. Press pp 281–292. Cheke, R. A. (2011) An indigenous trap for mass capture of Red-billed Quelea. In …
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