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National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Madagascar

… Arab Emirates UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on … regime if the Minister responsible for forests so decides. Customary rights are recognized in all forest types … of use” (Article 10.2). Beyond the limited sphere of customary rights, “any appropriation of forestry products” …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy

… imply a form of tenure that benefits from recognition in law or government regulation, without necessarily involving … target of Hughes’ argument, most of the land is under customary tenure which is recognized under the Constitution, although customary land is not registered. Hughes argues specifically …
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Share - Managing water across boundaries

… for transboundary water management 51 4.2 International law in practice: how the international legal framework is … ‘Equitable utilization’ is one of the most important customary rules for sharing water resources. It is based on … which is based on international treaties, declarations, customary rules, and general principles of international law. …
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Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… ingredients are effective institutions, reliable contract law, enabled by good governance, capacity for transaction … rights are clearly designated, whether through formal or customary law, is essential if payment schemes are to result … institutions and a reliable contract law or clear customary law. These should be enabled by good governance, …
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Respecting, recognizing and supporting Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas

… biological and cultural diversity is concentrated in the customary territories and areas of indigenous peoples and … survival and well-being; STRESSING that ICCAs embrace customary and contemporary collective efforts for sustainable … and conservation measures, including dispossession from customary territories and areas, exclusion from …
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Introduction to the international legal framework on Environmental Impact Assessment

… rise to EIA are central to international environmental law. In the wake of public outcry about environmental … development echoes general principles and concepts of customary law. The focus is embodied in many Multilateral … authority.” Thus, EIA reflects the “no-harm” obligation of customary law in the transboundary context. …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to the Convention on Biological Diversity

… rise to EIA are central to international environmental law. In the wake of public outcry about environmental … development echoes general principles and concepts of customary law. The focus is embodied in many Multilateral … authority.” Thus, EIA reflects the “no-harm” obligation of customary law in the transboundary context. …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 83 A n Explanatory G uide to the N agoya P … legislation or law (including common law as well as customary law). The authority of a government to determine … into consideration, in accordance with domestic law, ILC’s customary laws, community protocols and procedures, as …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products

… into legislation, e.g. through the expansion of forestry law. There is generally less control of legality and … harvested species (Laird et al At the subnational level, customary law and traditional use systems for resource … to knowledge loss and weakening of local institutions and customary management/controls through the high levels of …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… regional and national Judges Symposia on Environmental Law organised by UNEP during past few years. The outcome of … 9, 12 Culture and Environment Australia 4 New Zealand 6, 9 Customary International Law India 5 International 8, 9 Customary Rights and Law Australia 4 Kenya 1, 5, 6 Tanzania 1 …
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