Why They Cannot Work Together: A Study of the Co-Management of Natural Resources with Indigenous People in Taiwan

Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir is a reservoir of enormous natural resources including the wealth of medicinal plants. The present paper deals with 12 medicinal plant species belonging to 8 genera of angiosperms used on pneumonia in cattle such as cows, sheep, goats and buffaloes in different areas of Poonch district. Due to poverty and nonavailability of modern health care facilities, the indigenous people of the area partially or fully depend on surrounding medicinal plants to cure the different ailments of their cattles. Further research on modern scientific line is necessary to improve their efficacy, safety and validation of the traditional knowledge.

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Indigenous People, Organized Crime and Natural Resources: Borders, Incentives and Relations

Critical Criminology ◽

10.1007/s10612-021-09585-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daan P. van Uhm ◽

Ana G. Grigore

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Organized Crime ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Economic Incentives ◽

Environmental Harm ◽

Criminological Perspective ◽

History Of ◽

Organized Crime Groups ◽

Criminal Groups

AbstractThis article explores the relationship between the Emberá–Wounaan and Akha Indigenous people and organized crime groups vying for control over natural resources in the Darién Gap of East Panama and West Colombia and the Golden Triangle (the area where the borders of Laos, Myanmar (Burma), and Thailand meet), respectively. From a southern green criminological perspective, we consider how organized crime groups trading in natural resources value Indigenous knowledge. We also examine the continued victimization of Indigenous people in relation to environmental harm and the tension between Indigenous peoples’ ecocentric values and the economic incentives presented to them for exploiting nature. By looking at the history of the coloniality and the socioeconomic context of these Indigenous communities, this article generates a discussion about the social framing of the Indigenous people as both victims and offenders in the illegal trade in natural resources, particularly considering the types of relationships established with dominant criminal groups present in their ancestral lands.

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Defining ‘People’ and ‘Indigenous People’ in International Human Rights Law and Its Application in Indonesia

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights ◽

10.1163/15718115-02602006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 373-408

Author(s):

M. Ya’kub Aiyub Kadir

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Natural Resources ◽

International Law ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

International Human Rights Law ◽

Human Rights Law ◽

International Human Rights ◽

International Human ◽

The Third World

This article investigates the problem of defining ‘people’ and ‘indigenous people’ under the International Human Rights Covenants and their application in the Indonesian context. Using analyses based on the Third World Approach to International Law (twail), this article shows the problems facing Indonesia in identifying indigenous peoples as traditional peoples, in terms of being isolated peoples (Masyarakat Hukum Adat, hereafter mha), and the non-isolated indigenous peoples who were sovereign before the independence of Indonesia. This interpretation has been confusing in relation to the entitlement to natural resources. Therefore, this article proposes a new understanding of indigenous peoples, in order to arrive at better treatment and recognition and in terms of sharing power and the benefits of natural resources in the Indonesian system.

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The Regulation of Natural Resources Law in Australia for Indigenous People

Jambe Law Journal ◽

10.22437/jlj.2.2.99-117 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 99-117

Author(s):

Ros Vickers

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Environmental Law ◽

Economic Value ◽

Regulatory System ◽

Indigenous Rights ◽

Special Relationship ◽

Sacred Sites ◽

Environmental Laws ◽

Western Values

Natural resources law in Australia seeks to regulate, protect and conserve natural resources, while providing consideration to the economic value of projects and permit activities to occur. The same environmental laws apply to indigenous peoples as well as other members of the public in Australia. However the recognition of native title rights and sacred sites through legislation can acknowledge the special relationship that indigenous people have with the environment through traditional laws and customs. Indigenous people have a special relationship with their environment that does not easily fall within categories of western values of the environment, and for this reason there is often tension between the common law legal system and indigenous people. While there has been signiﬁcant process working towards a more harmonious regulatory system of natural resources, there is still work to be done. This paper will outline the structure of indigenous rights impacting natural resource regulation in Australia, focusing on the Northern Territory, and will examine the origins of environmental law and indigenous rights

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Traditional Rights of Indigenous People in Indonesia: Legal Recognition and Court Interpretation

Jambe Law Journal ◽

10.22437/jlj.1.2.177-205 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 177-205

Author(s):

Sartika Intaning Pradhani

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

District Court ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Small Islands ◽

Legal Certainty ◽

High Court ◽

Strong Relation ◽

Adat Law

Indigenous peoples are victims of agrarian conflict, but their existence are not recognized by Indonesia. Indonesia recognizes Adat Law Community, distinct community living in Indonesia according to their Adat Law, and their traditional right. This paper is written based on legal normative research to analyze right of Adat Law Community towards their land and territory; and rule of the court regarding right of Adat Law Community. Adat Law Community has strong relation with their land and territory, namely Ulayat Right which guaranteed in Constitution and regulated in various law and regulation, especially regarding natural resources. Recognition towards Ulayat Right held by Adat Law Community through regional law product is declaratory because it only confirms the exiting right. Court has prominent role to enforce right of Adat Law Community. Constitutional Court has revoked several provisions in law which neglect Ulayat Right of Adat Law Community, such as Adat Forest which defined as state forest located in Adat Law Community’s territory; and Right of Coastal Water which limits Ulayat Right of Adat Law Community to access natural resources in coastal area and small islands. Though Constitutional Court has strengthen right of Adat Law Community, this community still face difficulties to claim their right towards land and territory against government and investor before District Court, High Court, and Supreme Court because those Court more focus on formal legal certainty of Adat Law Community’s authorization towards their land and territory than factual authorization as narrated by the community.

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Natural Resource Management Problems Of Coastal Areas And Small Islands In The Aru Island

Pattimura Law Journal ◽

10.47268/palau.v1i1.2016.7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 38

Author(s):

Jantje Tjiptabudy ◽

Revency Vania Rugebregt ◽

S. S. Alfons ◽

Adonia I. Laturette ◽

Vica J. E. Saiya

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Natural Resource Management ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Natural Resources Management ◽

Small Islands ◽

Resources Management ◽

The Government

On the territory of Aru in the management of natural resources. 3 Last year a lot of the problems occur. This is because their licensesÂ natural resources management provided by the government to investors who want control over land in thisÂ region, and explore them without regard to the ecosystem and the environment and indigenous people who live in it and in the end lead to conflict.

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Natural Resource Management Problems Of Coastal Areas And Small Islands In The Aru Island

Pattimura Law Journal ◽

10.47268/palau.v1i1.7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 38

Author(s):

Jantje Tjiptabudy ◽

Revency Vania Rugebregt ◽

S. S. Alfons ◽

Adonia I. Laturette ◽

Vica J. E. Saiya

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Natural Resource Management ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Natural Resources Management ◽

Small Islands ◽

Resources Management ◽

The Government

On the territory of Aru in the management of natural resources. 3 Last year a lot of the problems occur. This is because their licensesÂ natural resources management provided by the government to investors who want control over land in thisÂ region, and explore them without regard to the ecosystem and the environment and indigenous people who live in it and in the end lead to conflict.

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The impact of international law on natural resource governance in Greenland

Polar Record ◽

10.1017/s0032247419000287 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 56 ◽

Author(s):

Rachael Lorna Johnstone

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

International Law ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

International Standards ◽

The Self ◽

Current Status ◽

Resource Governance ◽

The North ◽

The Impact

Abstract The paper demonstrates how the evolution of international law on colonial and indigenous peoples, in particular evolving rights to sovereignty over natural resources, shaped the changing relationship between Greenland and the rest of the Danish Realm. Greenland today is in a unique position in international law, enjoying an extremely high degree of self-government. This paper explores the history, current status and future of Greenland through the lens of international law, to show how international obligations both colour its relationship with the Kingdom of Denmark and influence its approaches to resource development internally. It considers the invisibility of the Inuit population in the 1933 Eastern Greenland case that secured Danish sovereignty over the entire territory. It then turns to Denmark’s registration of Greenland as a non-self-governing territory (colony) in 1946 before Greenland’s-purported decolonisation in 1953 and the deficiencies of that process. In the second part of the 20th century, Denmark began to recognise the Greenland Inuit as an indigenous people before a gradual shift towards recognition of the Greenlanders as a people in international law, entitled to self-determination, including the right to permanent sovereignty over their natural resources. This peaked with the Self-Government Act of 2009. The paper will then go on to assess competing interpretations of the Self-Government Act of 2009 according to which the Greenland self-government is the relevant decision-making body for an increasing number of fields of competence including, since 1 January 2010, the governance of extractive industries. Some, including members of the Greenland self-government, argue that the Self-Government Act constitutes full implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP 2007), but this view is not universally shared. The paper also considers the status and rights of two Greenland minorities: the North Greenlanders (Inughuit) and the East Greenlanders, each of whom has distinct histories, experiences of colonisation, dialects (or languages) and cultural traditions. While the Kingdom of Denmark accepts the existence of only one indigenous people, namely, the Inuit of Greenland, this view is increasingly being challenged in international fora, including the UN human rights treaty bodies, as the two minorities are in some cases considered distinct indigenous peoples. Their current position in Greenland as well as in a future fully independent Greenland is examined, and the rights that they hold against the Greenland self-government as well as the Kingdom of Denmark explored. Greenland’s domestic regime for governance of non-renewable natural resources (principally mining and hydrocarbons) is briefly analysed and compared with international standards, with a particular emphasis on public participation. The paper assesses the extent to which it complies with the standards in key international instruments.

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Indigenous Farming Families of Ifugao: Partners in Safeguarding the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

IAMURE International Journal of Ecology and Conservation ◽

10.7718/ijec.v10i1.776 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

SHERRY B. MARASIGAN ◽

JOANE V. SERRANO

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Primary Source ◽

Key Informants ◽

The Family ◽

Indigenous Perspective ◽

Farming Families ◽

Urban Places

The Ifugao farming families are partners in safeguarding the sustainable use of naturalresources through their continued conservation of the rice terraces. However, in recent years ithas been observed that many Ifugao children coming from families whose main livelihood isfarming no longer participate and involve themselves in farming activities. A number of familymembers migrate to urban places and some who have been educated totally abandon theirfarming duties and roles. The objectives of this study are: to determine the involvement offamilies in farming particularly in areas which farming has been the primary source of incomeand explore how farming families can contribute to safeguarding the sustainable use of naturalresources. Conversational method was used for this study wherein key informants andmembers of the farming families were interviewed. The data were analyzed using thematicanalysis guided by the Indigenous perspective. A number of thematic insights emerged showingthe strong involvement of the different family members in the various farming activities. Thefamily members are involved in farming through the different roles they play, the resourcesthey contribute, and the honor they bring to the family. The farming families play a major rolein safeguarding natural resources through: reviving the traditional and natural practices; andbringing back the interests among the younger generations in farming.Keywords: Ecology, Ifugao rice terraces, farming families, natural resources, indigenous people, qualitative research, Ifugao, Philippines

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Transmigrasi Wilayah Perbatasan di Indonesia

UNM Geographic Journal ◽

10.26858/ugj.v3i1.14599 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 41

Author(s):

Sukmaniar Sukmaniar ◽

Wahyu Saputra

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Indigenous People ◽

Land Management ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Border Regions ◽

Income Disparities ◽

Negative Impacts

This literature review aims to examine transmigration at the Indonesian border. The research uses a literature review approach derived from research journals, scientific posters, and proceedings from seminars relating to transmigration at the Indonesian border. The results of this study can be explained that the transmigration program in Indonesia's border regions has both positive and negative impacts. Transmigration is able to contribute to the development of natural resources at the border with the skills of transmigrants so that natural resources can be utilized by border residents. The negative impact of the transmigration program is that it occurs to indigenous people who feel they are not getting enough change in their economies so that social gaps arise between indigenous people and transmigrants. Indigenous people feel that the results of their land management are not as good as those of transmigrants, resulting in inequality in income disparities that present conflict between the two. Kajian literatur ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tentang transmigrasi di perbatasan Indonesia. Pada penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kajian literatur yang berasal dari jurnal-jurnal hasil penelitian, poster-poster ilmiah, dan prosiding dari seminar yang berkaitan tentang tranmigrasi yang ada di perbatasan Indonesia. Hasil dari studi ini dapat dijelaskan bahwa program transmigrasi di wilayah perbatasan Indonesia mempunyai dampak positif maupun dampak negatif. Transmigrasi mampu memberikan kontribusi dalam pengembangan sumber daya alam yang berada di perbatasan dengan keterampilan para transmigran sehingga sumber daya alam dapat dimanfaatkan oleh penduduk perbatasan. Dampak negatif dari program transmigrasi yaitu terjadi pada penduduk asli yang merasakan kurang mendapatkan perubahan pada perekonomiannya sehingga muncul kesenjangan sosial antara penduduk asli dengan para transmigran. Penduduk asli merasa hasil pengelolaan lahannya tidak sebaik dengan transmigran sehingga terjadi ketimpangan perbedaan pendapatan yang menghadirkan konflik diantara keduanya.

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