DQLCC

DANA AND QADISIYAH LOCAL COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE

Member since: 2015

Working towards these commitments

Respect, protect and strengthen the land rights of women and men living in poverty, ensuring that no one is deprived of the use and control of the land on which their well-being and human dignity depend, including through eviction, expulsion or exclusion, and with compulsory changes to tenure undertaken only in line with international law and standards on human rights.
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Secure Tenure Rights

Respect and protect the inherent land and territorial rights of indigenous peoples, as set out in ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including by recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge and cultures contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment".
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Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples

Enable the role of local land users in territorial and ecosystem management, recognizing that sustainable development and the stewardship of ecosystems are best achieved through participatory decision-making and management at the territorial-level, empowering local land users and their communities with the authority, means and incentives to carry out this responsibility.
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Locally-managed ecosystems

Mission

To preserve the community’s cultural and natural heritage, and be the leading supplier of eco-tourism and social services in the area. Vision: An empowered local community, with reclaimed customary land rights, that is a leading actor in sustainable development in the area. 

Objectives

- To empower members of the local community to adopt a more active socio-political role through community development, education, and the provision of social services;

- To educate a wider, international audience to the community's loss of land rights through eco-tourism projects;

- To restore Dana village, and preserve local culture and traditions (including the revival of traditional handicrafts).

Constituencies

N.A.

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LEARN, SHARE AND BE INSPIRED: Learning from the Database of Good Practices - Strong Small Scale Farming Systems

2 April 2018

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#Europe, Middle East & North Africa #Farmers, Peasants, Forest Dwellers #Establishment and strengthening of local institutions #Biodiversity & Conservation #Land grabbing #Use of media and communication #Research and training #1. Secure tenure rights #2. Strong small-scale farming systems #9. Effective actions against land grabbing #Jordan #DQLCC

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Tourism partnership with farmers strengthens income

22 March 2018

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