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… scales. Featuring IIED's Phil Franks .   2025 Biocultural wellbeing: Indigenous Peoples’ values for conservation and equity , Ecology & Society … policies. Featuring IIED's Krystyna Swiderska . Recalibrating rights, limitations and obligations in land governance This article …

… Territories (BCHTs) are mosaics of land uses, deeply linked to Indigenous knowledge systems embedded in cultural traditions, where … conservation and ecosystem protection. Although Indigenous Peoples have been living sustainably for generations, few studies have … Rabai as a protected biocultural landscape and respects Indigenous rights. It also argues that supporting community led decolonising action …

… live alongside. As such, this approach overlooks the essential role indigenous peoples and local communities play in fighting IWT. Raising community … on governments and all partners here to recognise and respect our rights and our role in combating IWT.” The statement outlines how … Natural resource management …

… There is growing recognition among practitioners and policymakers that indigenous peoples and local communities are key to the success of initiatives … design and implementation Recognising and supporting community rights to manage and benefit from wildlife, and Reducing the costs of … Natural resource management …

… succeeded in changing practices. Deforestation and degradation of natural forests has been unabated in many countries around the world. So … But, significant challenges remain: tenure (who owns the carbon rights?), benefit sharing (how will they get paid and for what?), and … land use change. Identifying the right claimants is critical. While indigenous and forest-dependent communities, private sector actors and …