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Decreto Nº 3.050 - Conformación de la Comisión de estudios para la formulación del plan de desarrollo de las comunidades negras.

Regulations
Colombia
Americas
South America

El presente Decreto reglamenta la conformación de la Comisión de estudios para la formulación del plan de desarrollo de las comunidades negras, prevista en la Ley Nº 70 de 1993, estableciendo que corresponde al Departamento Nacional de Planeación coordinar la conformación de la Comisión , siendo su duración hasta la aprobación del plan nacional de desarrollo en el Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social (CONPES).

Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians.

International Conventions or Treaties
Romania
Poland
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
Europe

The Convention applies to the Carpathian region to be defined by the Conference of the Parties. Each Party may extend the application of this Convention and its Protocols to additional parts of its national territory by making a declaration to that effect. The Parties shall pursue a comprehensive policy and cooperate for the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathians with a view to inter alia improving quality of life, strengthening local economies and communities, and conservation of natural values and cultural heritage.

Aboriginal Land (Northcote Land) Act 1989.

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

This Act aims to auhtorize the granting by the Crown of land at Northcote to the Aborigines Advancement League Incorporated. Section 6 stipulates that no compensation is payable by the Crown in respect of anything done under or arising out of this Act. The Act is completed by one Schedule specifying land which may be granted to the Aborigines Advancement League Incorporated.

Land Titles Validation Act 1994.

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

This Act validates past acts that are invalid because of the existence of native title and provides for the implementation of compensation rights for the holders of native title which has been affected by past acts attributable to the State. The Act consists of 17 sections and is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary (1); Validation of past Acts (2); Validation of intermediate period Acts (2A); Confirmation of pasts extinguishment of native title by certain valid or validated Acts (2B); Validation of future Acts by agreement (2C); Confirmation of rights (3) and General (4).

Aboriginal Lands Act 1991 (Act No. 38).

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

The purpose of this Act is to authorize the granting of public land for Aboriginal cultural and burial purposes. The Act provides for the closure of roads in the areas (sect. 4), extinguishes existing rights on the land (sect. 5), prohibits the sale of land (sect. 7) and states that no compensation is payable by the Crown in respect of anything done under or arising out of this Act (sect. 9).

Ley Nº 904/81 - Estatuto de las comunidades indígenas.

Legislation
Paraguay
Americas
South America

La presente Ley tiene por objeto la preservación social y cultural de las comunidades indígenas, su efectiva participación en el proceso de desarrollo nacional así como la creación de un régimen jurídico que les garantice la propiedad de la tierra y otros recursos productivos. El título primero introduce normas generales sobre las comunidades indígenas, en particular acerca del asentamiento de las comunidades indígenas: asentamiento en tierras fiscales (arts. 21-23); asentamiento en tierras de dominio privado (arts. 24-27).

Law No. 2.393, ruling on native populations’ permanence in Conservation Units.

Legislation
Brazil
Americas
South America

This Law, composed of eight articles, rules on native populations’ permanence in Conservation Units. The Law authorises the State Government to grant the right of using the occupied land to those native populations residing since over 50 years in Rio De Janeiro Conservation Units. The Law also requires native populations to actively participate in the preservation of the aforesaid units. To this end, the Law specifies forbidden activities, natural resources’ conservation duties as well as fines and penalties for non compliance.

Decree of 27 October 2004 on native people administrative borders in the Lake Ualá, Amazones State.

Regulations
Brazil
Americas
South America

This Decree, composed of two articles, establishes the administrative borders of native people’s Kulina group, located in Kumaru land, Ualá Lake, in the Municipality of Juruá, Amazones State. This administrative zoning has been promoted by the National Indio Fountation, FUNAI, in compliance with Act No. 6.001 establishing native people Statute.

Implements: Act No. 6.001 establishing the native people Statute. (1973-12-19)
Implements: Decree No. 1.775 of 8 January 1996 ruling on the administrative procedures for zoning native people’s land. (1996-01-08)

Decree of 27 October 2004 on native people administrative borders in the land Panambizinho, Amazones State.

Regulations
Brazil
Americas
South America

This Decree, composed of 3 articles, establishes the administrative borders of native people’s Kaiowá group, located in Panambizinho land, in the Municipality of Dourados, Amazones State. This administrative zoning has been promoted by the National Indio Fountation, FUNAI, in compliance with Act No. 6.001 establishing native people Statute.

Implements: Act No. 6.001 establishing the native people Statute. (1973-12-19)
Implements: Decree No. 1.775 of 8 January 1996 ruling on the administrative procedures for zoning native people’s land. (1996-01-08)