Recognizing indigenous environmental rights

Protecting indigenous peoples environment. This includes proper impact assessment studies before the implementation of any development project as well as exploration and exploitation of natural resources in their homelands. Such impact studies would clearly identify the cultural, economic, social, environmental and political implications, and the effects on the people's habitats and their biodiversity rights.

1. Respecting rights of indigenous peoples and communities
2. Recognizing citizen's rights in relation to the environment
3. Recognizing
4. Protecting rights of indigenous peoples
5. Applying culture-based knowledge systems

1. Legalizing community rights to resource use

1. Protecting indigenous biodiversity
2. Improving cooperation with indigenous peoples on local environmental planning and management
3. Establishing common ownership over biological resources
4. Ensuring commercial rights of indigenous peoples
5. Disseminating environmental knowledge using local customs
6. Adapting traditional practices for biodiversity conservation

1. Strengthening legislation on the rights of indigenous peoples
2. Ratifying international conventions on indigenous peoples
3. Providing extension services to support local environmental management
4. Exposing violation of rights of indigenous peoples

1. Denying indigenous rights to resources

1. Strengthening farmer rights
2. Respecting land rights of a people

1. Lack of indigenous environmental rights