Conservation standards: from rights to responsibilities

Discussion paper
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Language:
English
Published: August 2016
ISBN: 9781784313746
Product code:14666IIED

Although conservation interventions aim to protect biological and cultural diversity, they can affect communities in a number of ways. The vast body of international law, norms and standards protecting human rights offers little rights-based, practical guidance for conservation initiatives. Focusing on indigenous peoples, this paper aims to provide a set of draft conservation standards that outline:

• how indigenous peoples’ rights are enshrined in~international law~• how conservation interventions can infringe these rights~• the rights conservation actors need to be most aware of — and why — and~• conservation actors’ responsibilities in upholding these~rights.

The aim of this paper is to encourage discussion and collect feedback. We look forward to continuing to develop these conservation standards.

Cite this publication

Jonas, H., Makagon, J. and Roe, D. (2016). Conservation standards: from rights to responsibilities. .
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