Respecting land rights of a people

Description:

Respecting traditional laws and customs pertaining to land rights and titles, including rights and ownership according to their own customs, traditions and needs, be they individual or collective. This includes the utilization and development of their own lands and territories, ensuring that the peoples, lands, air, waters, coastal seas, flora and fauna are protected according to their own way of life and sound environmental principles.

Broader:

Respecting rights of indigenous peoples and communities

Narrower:

Protecting transport rights of land-locked countries
Campaigning for indigenous land rights
Improving agroforestry practices by clarifying land tenure
Preserving land rights of the poor
Settling indigenous land claims

Facilitates:

Preserving traditional property rights
Exposing violation of land rights of a people

Facilitated by:

Creating community land trust

Problems:

Expropriation of land from indigenous populations
Violation of property rights

Values:

Land
Rights

Subjects:

Geography → Land type/use
Society → People

Type Classification:

E: Emanations of other strategies

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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