And they do have influence
over land use decisions.
The existing provisions of land rights legislation retain substantial control for traditional owners
over land use decisions.
Finally, starting around that time, it had become standard practice to require community participation in the planning process, offering an exclusive channel for current local residents to exert influence
over land use decisions.
Not exact matches
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, a de Blasio ally who is currently at odds with the mayor
over a proposed Sunnyside development, recently told NY1's Inside City Hall that the mayor has to respect the Council's role in
land use decisions.
The responsibilities of local governments give them large influence
over energy
use in their communities through
land use and zoning, building requirements, property taxes and transfers, transportation investment
decisions, economic and workforce development, and, in many cases, the provision of services such as water and electricity.
Over 1.8 million climate records have been digitized to date, increasing Kenya's capacity to make informed
decisions on climate change and
land use.
However, this focus on secure tenure is not about assisting Indigenous people to make
use of their
land — it is about governments having control
over decision - making.
At the Kimberley
Land Council a conscious
decision was taken to
use its limited resources to pursue claims
over and above the negotiation of agreements.
The native title rights most vulnerable to extinguishment are ones which claim control
over resources, control of access or
use of the
land and
decision - making power in relation to the
land.
Following the High Court's
decision in Miriuwung Gajerrong which put in doubt the valid declaration of a number of national parks in the Northern Territory, native title and
land rights issues were settled over 27 national parks and reserves in the Territory through 31 Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILU
land rights issues were settled
over 27 national parks and reserves in the Territory through 31 Indigenous
Land Use Agreements (ILU
Land Use Agreements (ILUAs).
The preservation of traditional
lands in ultimately inalienable form for the
use and enjoyment of future generations is still an important principle of Indigenous
land tenure, as recognised by the first and second NIC Principles.136 There has been a strong policy focus
over more than thirty years on Indigenous people gaining traditional
land, having the right to manage it in accordance with Indigenous tradition, and being able to make
decisions about
land use in accordance with traditional
decision - making processes.
The bill shifts power
over an important aspect of
land use policy from local
decision makers to the state.