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A call to action for people and nature
… The event is the first of its kind to bring together African leaders, Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), youth groups and conservation … to biodiversity, at all levels… Promotion of truly sustainable use of natural resources and investment in building an appropriate wildlife …
Insight, 25 August 2022
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International conference on agrobiodiversity: sharing best practice in nature-based solutions from forest and farm producer organisation
… Smallholder forest and farm producers’ organisations (FFPOs) and Indigenous Peoples and local communites groups are the custodians of much more … online participants – including many representatives of FFPOs and Indigenous Peoples and local communites groups from both national, … Natural resource management …
Publication, 27 June 2024
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Financing locally-led action for people, nature and climate in the Decade of Action
… reaching the local level in sufficient volumes or in ways that enable Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) to influence decision-making, have … climate and development actions, and control over finances and resources. Ensuring stronger political will and commitments to support …
Event, 03 June 2022
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Artisanal gold mining in Mali: making gold shine for the people of Gouandiaka
… and beliefs that all communities observe and adhere to – local and Indigenous communities alike. The negative environmental impacts of … Natural resource management …
Insight, 26 March 2024
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Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity
… for almost 60% of global biodiversity loss . They are degrading the natural resources – water, soils, genetic resources – needed to sustain … of zero hunger by 2030. The food systems of the world’s 476 million Indigenous Peoples are often branded as ‘backward’ or unproductive – but evidence … Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity …
Insight, 23 October 2020
A woman with a basket on her back picks tea leaves from a huge field surrounding her
Stockholm+50 must build a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate
… and climate – where decision-making power, financial flows and resources are transferred to the local level to get behind the priorities of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and other local actors. This is the latest in …
Insight, 27 May 2022
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Scaling up ecosystem-based adaptation: lessons from Viet Nam
… Smallholder farmers, including Viet Nam’s upland Indigenous Peoples and local communities, are facing the daily realities of climate … (EbA) offers a promising path forward. EbA is a strategy that uses natural solutions, such as restoring forests and wetlands, to help …
Publication, 09 July 2025
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COP16 in Rome agrees way forward on biodiversity
News, 28 February 2025
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Strengthening Indigenous land rights in Cameroon
… Between 2017 and 2022, LandCam explored creative strategies to enable Indigenous communities in rural areas of Cameroon to exercise their … laws do not recognise collective and customary land rights, making Indigenous Peoples particularly vulnerable to expropriation, displacement and human … Natural resource management …
Publication, 30 January 2023
People wearing traditional clothing sit in a circle in a field.
Why traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be integrated across the new global biodiversity targets
… is located on the territories of the world’s half-billion Indigenous Peoples, who manage about a quarter of the world’s land. Yet only … Evidence (PDF)  across the world shows that lands characterised as ‘natural’, ‘intact’ or ‘wild’ have long histories of human use. … Why traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be integrated across the new global …
Insight, 16 August 2021