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The Finance and Biodiversity pavilion at COP16 in Cali, Colombia.
Finance for nature and climate: shared learning on common challenges
… Developing States (SIDS), the least developed countries (LDCs), Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs). Why finance must reach the … are most affected by biodiversity loss due to their daily reliance on natural resources. And as stewards of large areas of the world’s …
Insight, 28 October 2024
Woman carrying a basket with plants on her head
Nature and people must thrive together in future economic strategies
… livelihoods of 70% of people living in poverty depend directly on the natural environment, its biodiversity and natural resources – especially Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The declining availability, quality of …
Insight, 15 December 2022
Biocultural heritage website screenshot
Celebrating 20 years of promoting decoloniality: relaunching the biocultural heritage website
…  cultural and spiritual values, customary laws and languages of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The concept reflects the holistic worldviews of many Indigenous and traditional peoples where biodiversity and culture are … Natural resource management …
News, 04 July 2025
Quechua woman
Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature
… is not only destroying the environment. It is also destroying Indigenous peoples’ holistic development models that ensure balance with nature, … world is divided into  three communities or ‘ayllus’ : i) the wild or natural world, ii) the human and domesticated world, and iii) the sacred … Natural resource management …
Insight, 12 April 2021
Men with traditional Maasai clothing walk in the savannah
Lessons from East Africa: getting climate and conservation funding to Indigenous Peoples and local communities
… biodiversity loss increasingly recognise the central role played by Indigenous Peoples and other local communities (IP and LCs) in safeguarding forests … as a grantmaking mechanism to direct more funding to leading local natural resource-focused organisations in the region to support their … Lessons from East Africa: getting climate and conservation funding to Indigenous Peoples and local communities …
Insight, 09 February 2023
A nomadic herder is surrounded by goats in a bleak but beautiful landscape, with mountains in the background.
Applying a human rights-based approach to conflicts over wildlife
… with human-wildlife conflict can interfere with the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities will better enable communities to demand … private businesses, to better identify their responsibilities towards Indigenous Peoples and local communities impacted by their land use and …
Project, 07 October 2025
Landscape of fields and forest
Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples
Article, 09 August 2021
Ten elders sir on benches in a forest.
Achieving 30x30: supporting Indigenous and traditional territories and cultures
… effective area-based conservation measures” (OECMs), recognition of Indigenous and traditional territories, and respect for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. To achieve this, we need to almost double … Peoples’ lands  and increasingly prevent access to land and resources that are crucial for their livelihoods and identity. They are …
Insight, 26 July 2023
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Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems and Biocultural Heritage: Addressing Indigenous Priorities Using Decolonial and Interdisciplinary Research Approaches
… The food systems and territories of Indigenous Peoples sustain much of the world’s biodiversity, cultivated and wild, through agroecological practices rooted in Indigenous cosmovision and cultural and spiritual values. These food … Natural resource management … Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems and Biocultural Heritage: Addressing …
Publication, 30 September 2022
Group of ASOM women members holding plants in a field, smiling at the camera.
Land, climate and justice: grassroots women at the Global Land Forum
… Rural and Indigenous women across the globe rely on land, forests and water for their livelihoods. Access to, use of, and control over these natural resources provide not just a means of survival but also the basis for …
Insight, 11 June 2025