Land resources

Land rights and resources for indigenous peoples

J. Land and resource use and management, and internal self determination

Seizure of land and water

Freshwater Resources in Arid Lands

Managing human settlement development, including financial and land resources

We have abundant natural resources land, water and energy.

Source Ministry of Territorial Development and Construction.

I. RELATIONSHIP OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO THEIR LANDS, TERRITORIES AND RESOURCES 5 13 3

A dynamic information service system on resources and environment, with an emphasis on agro resources, is being developed, using remote sensing data to conduct a nationwide investigation of land resources in an effort to profile China s land resources on a macro scale.

1. Laws regarding the extinguishment of indigenous peoples apos land and resource rights See P. Joffe and M.E. Turpel, Extinguishment of the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples Problems and Alternatives.

This of course increases the pressure on indigenous lands and resources.

Energy production, consumption and use require the utilization of land resources.

Salinization and deterioration of potential land and water resources.

Landmines have caused the removal of vast areas of land and resources from productive use.

Besides the question of self determination, the access to land and control over it and its resources were central.

(c) Rights over the resources of the subsoil

The fundamental life support systems were air, land resources, water, agricultural resources and a wholesome environment.

At the core of that principle were the critical resources of land, water, air and energy.

The one resource more precious than any other was land.

The fundamental underlying intent of national legislation was the dispossession of indigenous peoples apos lands, territories and natural resources.

Many indigenous participants congratulated and thanked the Special Rapporteur for her working paper and said that land and natural resources were the most fundamental concern of indigenous peoples around the world.

(b) Any action which has the aim or effect of dispossessing them of their lands, territories or resources

The very survival of indigenous peoples is at risk due to the continuing threats to their lands, territories and resources.

The extraction of natural resources in indigenous territories also exacerbates poverty.

Report of the Secretary General on issues related to the spatial planning of land (including minerals) and water resources

Besides the question of self determination, the access to land and control over it and its resources are central for indigenous peoples throughout the world.

3. Land and natural resources are the most fundamental concerns for indigenous peoples around the world.

Indigenous peoples are also routinely ignored in decisions concerning land and resource use.

The Israeli occupation authorities continued to annex Arab land, expel the owners, expand settlement building and deplete water sources, diverting them to the settlements.

(a) a close attachment to ancestral territories and to the natural resources in these areas

Although the indigenous people concerned regard themselves, with good reason, as owning the land and resources they occupy and use, the country itself disposes of the land and resources as if the indigenous people were not there.

There is a particular need to ensure that indigenous peoples who depend on marine and terrestrial resources be supported in protecting those resources.

Indigenous communities are particularly vulnerable in this regard

Some indigenous participants said that the creation of forest reserves and game sanctuaries constituted a violation of indigenous land and resource rights.

24. Since Haiti s only resource is its land, agrarian reform had to be organized before the country could be modernized.

60. As mentioned in the section concerning allotments, programmes that encourage using indigenous lands as collateral for loans are likely to result in the eventual loss of indigenous lands and resources.

rehabilitate, improve and manage sustainably land and water resources

(a) Traditional lands, waters including historical, sacred and spiritual sites natural resources, including genetic resources, such as seeds, medicines and plants

Sahara Sahel Observatory (update) water and soil conservation, land tenure systems, and shared water resources.

Indeed, our land is very generously endowed with hydrocarbon resources, but one should not think that Turkmenistan intends to acquire wealth only by actively trading in its natural resources.

They cover remote sensing applications in general as well as specialized topics such as sustainable development of natural resources and energy, natural resources and environment management, land cover mapping and land use planning.

As a result, cultivated land resources comprise a mere 5 per cent of the total land area, representing 22 million hectares of land, with very limited scope for expansion.

Rights to indigenous land, forest and natural resources should be clearly identified in poverty reduction strategy papers documents, the role of indigenous peoples should be specified and the control by indigenous peoples over traditional land, forest, natural resources and decisions on the type of development should be acknowledged.

5. Issues related to assessment and management of land and water resources on an integrated basis.