How to destroy a cultural landscape ICCA – lessons from Ethiopia
The making of unsustainable livelihoods—An on-going tragedy in the Ethiopian drylands, Marco Bassi, Policy Matters no 10, September 2002
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (adopted in 2001) Farmers’ Rights are critical to ensuring the conservation and sustainable use… Read more “International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture” ▸
Traditional and modern institutions of governance of natural resources in Southern Africa
Traditional and modern institutions of governance in community based natural resources management, P W Mamimine and S Mandivengerei, June 2001, Programme for Land and… Read more “Traditional and modern institutions of governance of natural resources in Southern Africa” ▸
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (mandate established in 2000)
ICESCR General Comment No. 12 on the right to adequate food
ICESCR General Comment No. 12 on the right to adequate food (adopted in 1999)
Community Conservation research in Africa
Community conservation from concept to practice: a practical framework, Barrow, Edmund GC, and Marshall W. Murphree. Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of… Read more “Community Conservation research in Africa” ▸
Les Aires du Patrimoine Communautaire
Les Aires du Patrimoine Communautaire – Une nouvelle catégorie d’aires protégées, permettant aux communautés locales de gérer leur patrimoine naturel et culturel selon les… Read more “Les Aires du Patrimoine Communautaire” ▸
Collaborative management of protected areas: tailoring the approach to the context
Collaborative management of protected areas: tailoring the approach to the context, Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, Issues in Social Policy, IUCN, Gland (Switzerland), 1996
Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Resource Rights: A basis for equitable relationships?
Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Resource Rights: A basis for equitable relationships?, Darrell Posey, 1995
Agenda 21
Agenda 21 (adopted in 1992)
The Rio Declaration
The Rio Declaration (adopted in 1992)
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (adopted 1992) English | French | Spanish
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (adopted in 1989)
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention no. 169, 1989
This convention revises the Indigenous and Tribal populations Convention of 1957 Article 3.1 ‘Indigenous and tribal peoples shall enjoy the full measure of human… Read more “The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention no. 169, 1989” ▸
The Brundtland Report: “Our Common Future”
The Brundtland Report: “Our Common Future” (1987)
“Study of the Problem of Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations”
“Study of the Problem of Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations” UN Special Rapporteur Mr. José Martínez Cobo, 1981-83
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) (adopted in 1979)
The Stockholm Declaration
The Stockholm Declaration (adopted in 1972)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) (adopted in 1966)
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (adopted in 1965)
