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the purpose of this descriptive-correlation study was to investigate effective factors on rural people participation in watershed management projects in dorod faraman & lalabad basin, kermanshah province. both qualitative and quantitative paradigms were considered in the study. the target population in quantitative section consisted all rural peoples in the dorod faraman & lalabad basin village...

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank. FOREWORD Throughout Latin America, the past decade has brought a growing national and international concern for the identity and rights of indigenous peoples. Moreover, in the context of structural adjustment programs in particular, the internation...

The 500 million Indigenous Peoples are struggling to rebuild their ‘nations’ and improve their socioeconomic circumstances. Participation in the global economy through entrepreneurship is widely accepted as the key to success. Importantly, most want this participation to be ‘on their own terms—terms in which traditional lands, history, culture and values feature prominently. Using regulation th...

Yorta Yorta Aboriginal people of Northern Victoria and New South Wales against an earlier federal court determination that had decided against their claim for native title under the Native Title Act 1993. These Aboriginal peoples’ struggle for recognition of their enduring connections with their ancestral lands under Australia’s native title laws had, in this hearing, depended solely on the out...

Truth commissions and commissions of inquiry are not new for Indigenous Peoples. In Guatemala, Peru, Australia, Chile, and Canada, Indigenous Peoples have been consulted, given statements, read reports, and more. Yet the larger question for Indigenous Peoples must be: how can a truth commission advance their longer-term vision of self-determination and full exercise of their political rights? C...

On the basis of our findings, it is clear that the mental health system has fundamental structural shortcomings. This same conclusion has been reached by numerous other independent and governmental reviews. . . . The overall impact of a poorly planned and badly integrated system is a massive drain on peoples’ wellbeing and participation in the community – on jobs, on families and on Australia’s...