Sentences with phrase «democratizes use of natural resources»

Today's guest blog post is from Portland, Oregon based Jeffery Smith, the President of the Forum on Geonomics, and active member of Common Ground Oregon - Washington, the Oregon - Washington chapter of Common Ground USA, an organization promoting legislation that democratizes use of natural resources and that treats the natural resources of a jurisdiction as a commonwealth for all of the legal residents.

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Coverage of areas specially conserved for biodiversity and ecosystem functions should be increased (at least to the Aichi Target 11 of 17 % terrestrial and 10 % marine area), with systems of conservation being democratized and based on integration of rights and responsibilities; in all kinds of land / water uses, activities that are ecologically damaging need to be modified or replaced; high priority should also be given to the regeneration and restoration of degraded ecosystems and the revival of populations of threatened species; equitable access (including through territorial and resource tenure) must be accorded to natural resources, with special focus on populations with high and direct dependence on such resources for their survival and livelihoods.
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