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Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles about work to build more effective, equitable approaches to development and conservation that prioritise locally-driven initiatives and respect the rights and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

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Elder woman kneels on the ground behind weeds.

Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance

Insight, 05 November 2021

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Declaration of the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP): Indigenous Food Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Publication, 25 October 2021

Houses on stilts at the side of water, with trees behind

30x30 – a brave new dawn or a failure to protect people and nature?

Insight, 21 October 2021

A woman wearing a face mask and a visor stands behind a table of vegetables selling her produce.

COVID-19 and forest communities

Active Project

One women holds a tree while another digs into the soil with a shovel, surrounded by green trees and foliage

New thought-provoking blog series scrutinises dominant approaches to resolving the nature and climate crises

News, 20 October 2021

Two people pour liquid on a plate of potatoes.

Indigenous food systems prove highly resilient during COVID-19

Insight, 26 August 2021

Man wearing traditional clothing holds a plate with potatoes.

Indigenous Peoples’ food systems and COVID-19

Event on 14 September 2021

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

Insight, 16 August 2021

Landscape of fields and forest

Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples

Article, 09 August 2021

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Indigenous Naxi-Moso cultural values and worldviews for sustainable development: Four Village Biocultural Heritage Coalition, Yunnan, China

Publication, 06 August 2021

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Sumaq Kausay and Ayllu: Quechua values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Chalakuy Maize Park, Lares, Peru

Publication, 06 August 2021

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Towards a Biocultural Heritage Territory in Rabai Cultural Landscape: exploring Mijikenda cultural values and practices for sustainable development

Publication, 06 August 2021

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Safeguarding Lepcha and Limbu cultural values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Eastern Himalayas, India

Publication, 06 August 2021

Woman puts greens on a plate

UN Food Systems Summit: it’s time to listen to civil society’s concerns

Insight, 22 June 2021

Street vendor selling vegetables

IIED’s 'food year' blog series explores policies and practice to transform our food systems

News, 22 June 2021

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Indigenous food systems, biocultural heritage and the SDGs: challenges, interdisciplinary research gaps and empowering methodologies

Publication, 26 March 2021

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Practical guide helps negotiators put equity at the heart of the new global biodiversity framework

Insight, 04 May 2021

Nature landscape of a spring with ducks, and mountains in the background

Supporting a nature positive, equitable global biodiversity framework

Active Project

Headshots of five people over a forest

Indigenous knowledge, people and nature – all crucial to Kunming: Make Change Happen podcast episode 11

Article, 26 April 2021

Quechua woman

Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature

Insight, 12 April 2021

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From spears to maps: the case of Waorani resistance in Ecuador for the defence of their right to prior consultation

Publication, 22 February 2021

Three women walk down the side of a road carrying branches on their heads

Thriving and just societies: integrating climate, nature and development in a COVID-19 green recovery

Event on 17 November 2020

A group of people gather around a pile of potatoes with mountains as a backdrop

Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity

Insight, 23 October 2020

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Land, Property and Sovereignty in International Law

Publication, 01 August 2017

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