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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… . . 50 New Zealand: Precautionary principle and endangered species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 … or supply chain standards, and with traditional and indigenous norms and practices for conserving and using the … in relation to natural resources. Customary rules of indigenous and traditional communities may also be legally …
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International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES),9 and the Convention on … on traditional knowledge and genetic resources held by indigenous peoples and local communities, the procedures for … be used to ensure compliance with the CBD’s provisions on indigenous peoples. The final paper of Part III, by Juliette …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world

… of “traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities” for biodiversity … regulating the use of natural resources in many countries. Indigenous peoples’ associations have become ever more … The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora16 and the Convention on …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… regimes continued to develop. These included rights of indigenous people and tribal minorities, farmers, women and … Today international law recognises the rights of peoples, indigenous people and communities embodying traditional … systems. It may require rules protecting certain species and habitats. It may also demand measures for …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… regimes continued to develop. These included rights of indigenous people and tribal minorities, farmers, women and … Today international law recognises the rights of peoples, indigenous people and communities embodying traditional … systems. It may require rules protecting certain species and habitats. It may also demand measures for …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… year from diseases related to air pollution (WHO, 2003). Species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate, taking … . . . . . . . . . 14 International Labor Convention 169 on Indigenous People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … be protected by being designated as sacred or taboo. Many indigenous people have a special relationship with the land …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… GPS Global Positioning Systems GR Genetic Resources ICCA Indigenous and Community Conserved Area ICCPR International … Institute for Environment and Development ILC Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities ILO International … practices that contaminate or destroy the natural world, species and habitats, sacred sites, and our communities and …
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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… 1971), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species and the International Association for Impact … and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or used by Indigenous and Local Communities (decision VII/16 F, annex) … and information sharing between experts and local / indigenous groups. 3.1 What is biodiversity? The Convention …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… Climate Change Convention 60 1.3 Convention on Migratory Species 61 1.4 Ramsar Convention 63 1.5 World Heritage … systems and rightsholders, including local communities and indigenous peoples, NGOs, private individuals and … corporate body (such as a commercial entity or NGO), or indigenous or local community that has full rights of …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… Amazon .......................................... 96 10.4 Species for improved fallows … with key informants, particularly local people Local (indigenous) knowledge of history, harvesting practices, … originally considered. In many parts of the world indigenous species develop as an understorey in monoculture …
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