Sentences with phrase «right use of natural resources»

The right use of natural resources, the proper application of technology and the harnessing of the spirit of enterprise are essential elements of an economy which seeks to be modern, inclusive and sustainable.

Not exact matches

A former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwabena Mintah Akandor, had accused the government of losing the fight against galamsey because it was not using the right approach to fighting the illegality.

«These projects have been advanced to leverage private investment to create jobs and innovative technology on Long Island using one of our best natural resources, our human capital at world class universities located right here in our own backyard,» said Scott Reif, a spokesman for Senate Republicans.

Economics and policy analysis of marine resources and the ocean environment; optimal management of ocean and coastal resources and their uses; distribution and allocation of property rights in coastal and ocean resources; economic impacts of marine natural hazards.

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.

Students explore the concept of journalistic objectivity and use evidence from articles about land rights in Ethiopia, Indonesia and Myanmar to debate how a country's natural resources should be used.

Our government is standing up for consumers by offering families information they can use to pick the right car for them — and save money in the process,» Joe Oliver, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, said at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto last week.

To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.

I know this is over my head and I'm surely missing something, but when I read, «I envision a web - based global system for monitoring the state of the natural environment around the world; scientifically determining how much of the environment is available for economic use; allowing those rights to be bid to their natural level in the market; incorporating those environmental costs into economic decisions; and channeling the money generated to the holders of environmental resources, who are in effect, selling their environmental goods and services to the world», I cringe.

I envision a web - based global system for monitoring the state of the natural environment around the world; scientifically determining how much of the environment is available for economic use; allowing those rights to be bid to their natural level in the market; incorporating those environmental costs into economic decisions; and channeling the money generated to the holders of environmental resources, who are in effect, selling their environmental goods and services to the world.

I have a strong understanding of government administration, legislative review, analysis and inquiries generated through involvement in or management of the Australian Regional Forest Agreement process, Parliamentary and Government inquiries, Coronial inquiries and public submissions on water pricing, access and use rights and native vegetation legislation in Australia and fire and natural resources laws, regulations and policies in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, South Africa and Malaysia.

For «we», I take it as obvious that there is a collective right of humanity to prevent major consequential damage to the whole world that must be weighed in against individual rights to acquire and use natural resources.

ESM 278 - Natural Resources Law and Policy [4 units] Salzman This course explores the law and policy of how we use nature - timber, mining, bioversity, fisheries, water rights, and agriculture.

«Perhaps most importantly, this project will promote the recovery of our traditional knowledge, which can then be put to use for climate change mitigation and adaptation, defend our territorial collective rights, and the sustainable use of natural resources in our territories,» said COICA Technical Manager Juan Reategui.

But fighting for small, isolated communities» rights on their land, while searching for systems they can adopt to reach a sustainable use of natural resources — and in Latin America, to boot — well, that must be one of the toughest fights a man can choose.

Treaty negotiations and rights, natural resources harvesting rights, land and fisheries use, residential and school abuse, are all part of this multidimensional area of law.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

Our firm's extensive knowledge of litigation, employment, general business, labor, finance & tax, real estate, utility & regulatory law, natural and cultural resources, environmental law and land use complements our practice team's understanding of federal Indian, treaty rights and tribal law and makes us well - qualified to meet the sophisticated legal needs of tribes, tribal businesses and Indian people and families, as well as non-tribal companies transacting in Indian Country.

Represented Alaska Native corporation in civil litigation and appeals affecting land and natural resources - including easements for mineral extraction - navigability for title - R.S. 2477 rights - of - way - scope of public use easements and trespass.

[The conservation, development and utilization of the agricultural, mineral, forest, water and other natural resources of the commonwealth are public uses, and the general court shall have power to provide for the taking, upon payment of just compensation therefor, of lands and easements or interests therein, including water and mineral rights, for the purpose of securing and promoting the proper conservation, development, utilization and control thereof and to enact legislation necessary or expedient therefor.]

One aspect of remedying this problem, which is consistent with a human rights based response to climate change, is recognising and utilising traditional environmental knowledge, which has already been identified by natural scientists as an under - used resource for climate impact and adaptation assessment.

New climate change related laws, regulations and markets may further decrease or limit Indigenous peoples» rights and interests through extinguishment or suspension of native title and by restricting rights in relation to access and use of land, natural and biological resources.

New laws, regulations and markets present the possibility of a further decrease of Indigenous peoples» rights and interests through extinguishment or suspension of native title and restricting rights in relation to access and use of natural and biological resources.

In 2009, they reached a consent determination with the state which recognises their rights to hunt, use natural resources, camp and conduct traditional ceremonies recognised over the majority of the area.

With water becoming the most significant global commodity, the rights for Indigenous peoples to access and use ours lands, waters and natural resources for economic development and to build sustainable communities is also provided for under the ICESCR and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Perights for Indigenous peoples to access and use ours lands, waters and natural resources for economic development and to build sustainable communities is also provided for under the ICESCR and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeRights of Indigenous Peoples.

The Commission is concerned that declarations made over the rivers and their interconnected waterways, may affect the exercise and enjoyment of Indigenous peoples human rights, in particular, those related to the access, use and occupancy, management and conservation, cultural and development rights to their lands, waters and natural resources.

The ICESCR and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provide for Indigenous peoples to access and use their lands, waters and natural resources for economic development and building sustainable communities.

Justice Kirby addressed the issue of native title rights to minerals, saying» [I] t is not enough merely to allow Indigenous peoples to carry out their traditional economic activities without legal protection for their exercise of control and decision - making in relation to developments (including the use of natural resources... [T] he principle of non-discrimination must include a recognition that the culture and laws of Indigenous peoples adapt to modern ways of life and evolve in a manner that the cultures and laws of all societies do» (para 295).

Article 15 requires states to safeguard Indigenous peoples» rights to the natural resources throughout their territories, including their right «to participate in the use, management and conservation» of those resources.

End Year 6: Students are tasked to identify the ethical and human rights responsibilities attached to use of natural resources through an analysis of inequality in access and distribution of resources in Australia.