Por qué asistir
Winning rights is not enough — exercising them is the real challenge. This session exposes the bureaucratic, political, and financial barriers communities face, while showcasing pathways to meaningful implementation. Join to learn how legal victories can be transformed into lived realities and lasting conservation justice.
Descripción de la sesión
Winning rights on paper is only the beginning. For many communities, the harder struggle lies in exercising those rights in the face of bureaucratic blockages, corruption, overlapping jurisdictions, and chronic underfunding. Legal victories may look transformative, yet without practical recognition, they risk becoming hollow promises. This panel will examine why implementation is the true test of rights and explore the institutional, political, and financial barriers that so often undermine progress. Panellists will unpack the gap between formal recognition and lived experience, asking what it really takes to move from theory to practice. They will also highlight examples where communities have successfully navigated these challenges — and where systems have failed — offering insights into models that turn rights into real authority, wellbeing, and resilience. At its core, the discussion will position meaningful implementation as a cornerstone of Human-Centred Conservation and a prerequisite for justice at scale.Moderator
Paper Rights vs. Real Rights: Why Implementation Matters
Speaker
Chairperson| President, Community Leaders Network Southern Africa
Paper Rights vs. Real Rights: Why Implementation Matters
Paper Rights vs. Real Rights: Why Implementation Matters
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Paper Rights vs. Real Rights: Why Implementation Matters