Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in UNDROP
Training sheet In this training sheet by CETIM, you will find a presentation of all the “economic, social and cultural” rights enshrined in UNDROP:
1. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to have access to and to use in a sustainable manner the natural resources present in their communities that are required to enjoy adequate living conditions, in accordance with article 28 of the present Declaration. They also have the right to participate in the management of these resources.
2. States shall take measures to ensure that any exploitation affecting the natural resources that peasants and other people working in rural areas traditionally hold or use is permitted based on, but not limited to:
(a) A duly conducted social and environmental impact assessment;
(b) Consultations in good faith, in accordance with article 2 (3) of the present Declaration;
(c) Modalities for the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits of such exploitation that have been established on mutually agreed terms between those exploiting the natural resources and the peasants and other people working in rural areas.
Training sheet In this training sheet by CETIM, you will find a presentation of all the “economic, social and cultural” rights enshrined in UNDROP:
The First Thematic Booklet on “Access to Resources and Means of Production” is here! This is the first of four thematic booklets—part of the popular education materials to be used as a crucial step in reconnecting those who inspired and created United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in the…