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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… respected. 2. Investments do not jeopardize food security but rather strengthen it. 3. Processes for accessing land and … take steps to extend all of the protections, rights and responsibilities inherent in the national legal system to … acquisition laws to state expropriation of community common areas, even those that appear to be "unused." xiv …
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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… have a significant value not only on the black market, but even more to national economies if managed sustainably. … behavioral change and alternative live- lihoods. Differentiated strategies for addressing illegal wildlife and … crime chain, is therefore urgently needed to ensure a common understanding of the terminology. Legislation on …
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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… to sum up all individual contributions to this process, but this worldwide community of professionals is the first to … is, it includes many aspects of impact assessment, already common practice without necessarily being described as … traditional systems, and cause confusion about rights and responsibilities for resources; • Interest groups: may have …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… du gouvernement. Ces outils ont tous les deux pour but d’éviter la mise en œuvre de toute activité ou tout … of development; 2 • Mix between an illustration of rather common legal approaches as well as rather unique approaches … clarifying authority and creating clear rights and responsibilities [13]. However, major challenges often …
01 Jun 2026 Literature

Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… he contributed perspectives from the point of view of common law systems of countries such as Australia and the UK. … to marine areas where government has overall jurisdiction but a non-governmental entity may have exclusive resource use … large-scale and even continental concerns. This calls for differentiated approaches to design and management depending …
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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… FOOD III. AREAS OF REGULATION NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING BUT STILL AFFECTING FOOD IV. CONCLUSION REFERENCES v ix 1 3 3 … Deficit Country MERCOSUR Mercado Común del Sur (Southern Common Market) MRL Maximum Residue Limit NAFTA North American … and regional obligations, while the distribution of responsibilities for the food sector at national level …
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Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)

… society, may find the Toolkit useful regarding their daily responsibilities. The Toolkit can be used effectively to … is the fact that the international community lacks a common understanding and a universally accepted definition of … those species not necessarily in danger of extinction but which may become endangered if trade in them is not …
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Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems

… are directly useful to human being (end services), but can also be mobilized in processes using other services … secondary data has the advantage of being less expensive. But under African conditions, such data are often incomplete … of a questionnaire requires training on survey techniques. But in general terms, the procedure to design a questionnaire …
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Developing gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure

… from a  traditional understanding of gender  roles,  but  the  increased  demand  and  pressure  on  arable  land  … strengthen women’s rights or induce gender‐differentiated access to land.     … lity of their children22 and with respect to the rights and responsibilities on entry  …
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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… change and biodiversity are regarded as matters of ‘common concern of humankind’, whereas the 1994 Convention to … conserve the soil and use land in a more sustainable way. But all of the more than 200 international treaties, … and in line with UNFCCC’s principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. They are to take place in …
01 Jun 2026 Literature