From October 21 to November 1, 2024, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties (COP16) is happening in Cali, Colombia.
This will be the first conference since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) in 2022. The meeting will bring together government representatives from the 196 countries that are Parties to the Convention, representatives of UN bodies, industry representatives, and observer groups, especially Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, and other rights holders.
Indigenous representation is essential in moving world leaders to take immediate action on protecting biodiversity, and that is why members of our team will be attending to join the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity - IIFB (Indigenous Caucus) and other Indigenous and allied leaders in pushing policymakers for urgent and holistic responses to protecting Nature. Proactive efforts to center, resource, and respect Indigenous rights, leadership, and stewardship must be prioritized in all layers of decision-making as we collectively engage to safeguard biodiversity.
Cultural Survival's in-person delegation includes Verónica Aguilar (Mixtec), Keepers of the Earth Fund Program Associate; Jess Cherofsky, Advocacy Program Manager; Marco Lara (Hñähñu descent), Social and Digital Media Coordinator; and our grant partners: Nixon Piaguaje Yaiguaje (Siona) leader, politician, and journalist; and Norberto Farekatde Maribba (Muruy Muyna).
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Your Voice is Needed for Indigenous Rights!
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The Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group to the Banks & Biodiversity Initiative invite you to support the Position Statement on Banks' Responsibilities Regarding Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Biodiversity which will be delivered to banks globally as the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) closes and the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29) kicks off.
The statement calls upon all financial institutions to create and implement policies that recognize and respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights, enable robust due diligence, and ensure that affected Indigenous Peoples’ Free, Prior and Informed Consent is obtained. Wide support for the statement is more important than ever as it expresses the deep concern that financial institutions are continuing to fail to respect, recognize, and strengthen the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in line with the Global Biodiversity Framework. This includes the inherent cross-cutting impacts on biodiversity and climate.
We seek the support of Indigenous Peoples and their organizations, as well as allied organizations whose work supports the realization of the rights of Indigenous Peoples—sign on here by November 6, 2024.
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Statement towards Discontinuing the Use of the Collective Term “Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities” or “IPLC”
Cultural Survival and First Peoples Worldwide consider it necessary to address a growing international position that combines and equates Indigenous Peoples–and in particular, their affirmed rights to lands and territories and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)–with local communities within the term “Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities” or “IPLC.” The combination of these two different entities disregards the collective rights to which Indigenous Peoples are entitled as distinct, self-determining Peoples. Read more. En español. |
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