Bennett, Gordon and Woodman, Jo (2010) Code of conduct for conservation and indigenous peoples: An Initial proposal. Policy Matters (17). pp. 84-91.
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Over the last two decades, a sea change in conservation policy and practice has brought the rights of the world’s Indigenous peoples to centre stage. The “guns-and-guards” approach of exclusionary conservation has lost much of its former support and forced evictions from protected areas are now widely condemned. Indigenous peoples have become increasingly willing to seek legal redress for past injustices. There is a growing recognition that biodiversity conservation can be promoted only with the constructive agreement of Indigenous communities, and that agreements will work only if they are based on a genuine respect for Indigenous rights. But these rights are of little use to Indigenous peoples if they have no effective tool to enforce them. In many of the countries in which those peoples are most at risk, litigation is not a realistic option. A Code of Conduct voluntarily adopted by conservation agencies and backed by an independent grievance mechanism may offer a more practical solution.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Conservation, Indigenous People, Biodiversity, IUCN, Sri Lanka, NGO, Human Rights, Code of Conduct, Protected Areas |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Varsha V icsf |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2022 04:30 |
| Last Modified: | 11 May 2022 04:30 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/14202 |
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