The Constitution Act 1867 was passed by the UK Parliament and the Constitution Act 1982 was passed by the Canadian Parliament.
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 1867Canada
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Canada, South America, Central America, Northern America
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2013Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, India, Niger, Tanzania, Vietnam, Central America, South America, Northern America, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Western Africa, Africa, Asia, Eastern Asia, Eastern Africa
This paper identifies sixteen cases of large-scale actions in the agriculture and forestry sectors that have adaptation and/or mitigation outcomes, and distils lessons from the cases. The cases cover policy and strategy development (including where climate-smart objectives were not the initial aim), climate risk management through insurance, weather information services and social protection, and agricultural initiatives that have a strong link to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Key lessons learned include:
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Canada, China, India, Israel, United States of America, Africa, Central Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1996Sri Lanka, Canada, Indonesia
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Her Work and its Contribution to the Theory and Practice of Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Reports & ResearchApril, 2014Eritrea, Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Mongolia, India, GlobalThis special issue of Policy Matters focuses on the outreach and impact of Dr. Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on common property (or commons) theory. Her work was instrumental in shaping contemporary analyses of resource management and conservation, especially at a local level. This collection of research papers, essays, commentaries, and songs build upon her work and provide case studies demonstrating the practical application of her theoretical contributions.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesJune, 2015Canada
This toolkit provides guidance on the making of fair arrangements that guarantee local benefits to community negotiators and consultants who work with Indigenous communities in Canada. This involves negotiation techniques and strategies. It focuses primarily on the mining sector, but it will be useful in the context of other sectors and contexts too.
This resource is part of the CCSI’s Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investment.
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Library ResourceRegulationsCanada, Americas, Northern America
These Regulations implement the Land Titles Act by further providing for the preparation and approvals of plans and registration requirements.
Implements: Land Titles Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c.8). (Supp.). (2005)
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An Act relating to self-government for the Sechelt Indian Band.
LegislationCanada, Americas, Northern AmericaThe purposes of the present Act are to enable the Sechelt Indian Band to establish and maintain self-government for itself and its members on Sechelt lands and to obtain control over and the administration of the resources and services available to its members. Section 5 establishes that the Sechelt Indian Band is hereby established to replace the Indian Act Sechelt Band.
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Library ResourceRegulationsCanada, Americas, Northern America
The present Regulation is enacted under the Conservation Agreement Act. In particular, the Regulation lists conservation agencies authorized to enter into conservation agreements.
Implements: Conservation Agreements Act (C.C.S.M.c.C173). (2000)
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