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Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan   +5 more
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Child Marriage in Mainland China

Studies in Family Planning, 2022
AbstractChild marriage, defined as marriage before 18 years of age, has harmful consequences for health and development and is an indicator of gender inequality. We used publicly available data from the 2000 and 2010 censuses to estimate the national and provincial‐level prevalence of child marriage across mainland China.
Suiqiong Fan, Yue Qian, Alissa Koski
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Measuring child marriage [PDF]

open access: possibleEconomics Bulletin, 2012
Child or early marriage is recognized as an important development and human rights issue that affects girls especially in many developing countries. The practice has been linked to psychological, health, and education risks. These negative impacts explain why in many countries child marriage has been prohibited by law but often with little effect ...
Minh Cong Nguyen, Quentin Wodon
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Child Marriages

According to Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child put into effect by the United According to Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child put into effect by the United Nations, every individual up to the age of 18 is considered a child. Child marriage refers to the type of forced marriage between a child, under the age of 18,
Mehmet Oguz Polat, Nursima Ortakci
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A conceptual framework for understanding child marriage, marriage markets, and marriageability.

African journal of reproductive health, 2022
The term 'marriageability' is used frequently in child marriage literature but is rarely defined. We propose a conceptual framework to define marriageability and use qualitative case studies to illustrate how ideas about marriageability contribute to child marriage.
Melnikas, Andrea J.   +6 more
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Chapter 10: Child Marriage

2023
Child marriage, or marriage before age 18, is a significant problem faced by millions of girls eachyear. It is a human rights violation and has adverse effects on the children (overwhelmingly girl) who enter these marriages, and on their future children, creating an intergenerational cycle of disadvantage Early marriage violates the human rights of the
Ahmad, Nehaluddin, Shamsu, Lilly Suzana
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Child marriages

Notes and Queries, 1895
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