UN Declaration on the rights of peasants
New York, USA17 December 2018
On December 17, 2018, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the rights of…
Local communities
Legal and Institutional Aspects of Recognizing and Supporting Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Jonas, Harry; Kothari, Ashish; Shrumm, Holly2012
This synthesis report is based on two studies promoted by the ICCA Consortium between 2011 and 2012. The…
India Forest Rights Act
Parliament of India 2006
Towards 2006, the Government of India initiated a strong and progressive policy in order to protect traditional communities…
A primer on governance for protected and conserved areas
Borrini-Feyerabend, G et al.2014
This publication, presented at the World Parks Congress IUCN held in Sydney (Australia) in November 2014, becomes a…
The Contribution of Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Conserved Territories and Areas to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-20 (Aichi Targets)
Kothari, Ashish; Neumann, Aurelie (coords.)2014
The Aichi Targets, within the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-20, outlines an ambitious roadmap towards halting and reversing…
The sacred groves of the Balts: lost history and modern research
Vaitkevičius, Vykintas2009
The article deals with the sacred groves (alka, elks) of the Balts in Lithuania and presents the linguistic…
Biodiversity Conservation through Traditional Beliefs System: A Case Study from Kumaon Himalayas, India
Singh, Harsh; Husain, Tariq; Agnihotri, Priyanka; Pande, Puran Chandra; Iqbal, Mudassar2012
The present study was carried out in Malay Nath sacred grove of Kumaon Himalaya, India, in appreciation of…
Sacred Natural Sites: Monastic Communities Conserving Nature
Mallarach, Josep-Maria; Verschuuren, Bas; Waal, Vita de2010
Document prepared by the Task Force on Cultural and Spiritual Values in Protected Natural Areas of the IUCN…
Environmental Guidelines for Karma Kagyu Buddhist Monasteries, Centers and Community
Ogyen Trinley Dorje2008
After a preface in which the author reviews the essential components of Buddhism in relation to the environment,…
Declaration of Cusco on indigenous people, traditional societies and local communities
XI International Congress of Ethnobiology (Peru)2008
Declaration of the XI International Congress of Ethnobiology held in Cusco (Peru) on 25-30 Juny 2008 whose aim…