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Defenders of the Earth
… should celebrate: those community activists, NGO staff and indigenous leaders on the front line of the struggle for our … with logging are on the rise > Almost 40% of victims are indigenous, one of the most vulnerable groups of defenders4 > … It can be interpreted as applying to all self-identified peoples who maintain customary (ie. administered under …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… Population Fund � UNPFII United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues UNU-IAS United Nations University, … of countries of origin and, in the case of TK, of relevant indigenous peoples and local communities, and; that the negotiations of …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… business enterprises, civil society organizations, indigenous peoples and all others committed to safeguarding human rights … most at risk, and the risks are particularly acute for indigenous peoples and traditional com- munities that depend …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… defenders.’2 in many cases, they are representatives of indigenous peoples and traditional communities whose lands and ways of … defenders and the special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. the following sections first describe the …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… Park, Peru: Conserving agrobiodiversity in an Andean Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Area by Alejandro Argumedo … and social influences. Some systems long managed by indigenous and other traditional people, such as home and … marginalized communities of campesinos and indigenous peoples, their ancestral practices and traditional ecological …
Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level
… rights, and the recognition and protection of local and indigenous communities’ rights and interests. 3.2 REDD law … stakeholders (mainly investors, landowners, and local and indigenous communities) in REDD activities are examined in … include tracts of government lands reserved for indigenous peoples in Brazil. Private ownership is generally …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… Mallarach 25 Part One: Analysis of case studies 27 IndIgenous peoples 27 Power on this land; managing sacred sites at Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area, Northeast Arnhem Land, Australia …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… agreements, such as the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, the … whose participation is needed: women, young persons, indigenous and local populations, nongovernmental … in vulnerable situations, including women, children, and indigenous peoples, will be most at risk. The study also …