At present the law of native title gives limited recognition to rights and interests that provide a sustainable basis for economic development, such as commercial fishing and harvesting rights or rights to
control access to natural resources.
Not exact matches
PS - Much of the wars around the world are more about
control of
natural resources and have nothing
to do with religion but you see, you can not get someone
to kill in the name of diamonds, or oil, or
access to natural gas and other
natural resources.
James Gaius Watt, a committed Christian and Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, argued that developers should have
access to controlled parks and
natural resources, with this reasoning:
1.4 by 2030 ensure that all men and women, particularly the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights
to economic
resources, as well as
access to basic services, ownership, and
control over land and other forms of property, inheritance,
natural resources, appropriate new technology, and financial services including microfinance
a undertake reforms
to give women equal rights
to economic
resources, as well as
access to ownership and
control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance, and
natural resources in accordance with national laws
Our greater climate policies must first address the pertinent issue of
access to and
control over
natural resources.
While Indigenous people have varying degrees of
access and
control of up
to 20 percent of the Australian continent, much of which is rich in
natural resources, we are also the most disadvantaged group in Australia by all social indicators.
Access to, and
control and management of their lands, waters and
natural resources are areas where this will be especially important, as they are crucial elements in achieving economic development, and will be critical in creating sustainable futures for Indigenous people.