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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability
… for Change Chapter 2. Groundwater Systems 2.1 Groundwater Knowledge: The Starting Point for Management Solutions 2.1 … Local or communal governance, as used in tribal or other indigenous settings, is the oldest form of water governance. … a common concern, throughout the world, traditional or indigenous platforms have been devised by local communities …
Water as a human right?
… Tingni Case.61 The court ruled that Nicaragua violated the indigenous community’s rights to its property (Art. 21 of the … such as people with disabilities, elderly persons and indigenous people.”72 [Emphasis added] Linking human rights … of food by making full use of technical and scientific knowledge, by disseminating knowledge of the principles of …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… a usable accessible manner and the continuous update of knowledge in the Aquifer Systems should be maintained. In … Article XVII - Traditional rights of local communities and indigenous knowledge 1. The Parties shall take legislative … Convention. 2. The Parties shall require that access to indigenous knowledge and its use be subject to the prior …
Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants
… contamination builds to higher levels in these organisms. Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, whose traditional diets are … acceptable alternatives to POPs. This can involve sharing knowledge and know-how, promoting technology transfer, and …
Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… the particular vulnerabilities of Arctic ecosystems and indigenous communities because of the biomagnification of … contamination of traditional foods, and concerned about indigenous communities more generally with respect to the … Use of existing information exchange mechanisms to promote knowledge, best environmental practices and alternative …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic … and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of 1,300 Member organisations … NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… erosion control), and to the contribution to human knowledge (e.g. medical research). With regards to the knowledge value of biodiversity, this is where valuation … Seeing ‘RED’? ‘Avoided Deforestation’ and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Forest Peoples …
Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… countries, about aquaculture product quality, knowledge management, interaction with the environment, … practices should be based on the best available scientific knowledge. This solid foundation is essential to make them … non-discrimination, freedom of association, child labour, indigenous rights, and forced and compulsory labour. Finally, …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… lay ob- servers (e.g. the need for specialist ecological knowledge on functional properties and tempo- ral variations … this task may require broader ecological and conservation knowledge, it may be useful to en- gage an ecological expert … has a major effect on biodiversity. More native (indigenous) trees generally means a more natural and diverse …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic … and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 Member … NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together …