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Securing success for conservation and rights – perspectives from Indigenous Peoples on implementing Target 3 ArticleBiodiversity monitoringCIPDPCommunity-led conservationIMPECTKenyaPASDThailandThemes
09.12.25

Securing success for conservation and rights – perspectives from Indigenous Peoples on implementing Target 3

Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) commits countries to conserve at least 30 per cent of land, inland waters, and oceans by 2030, while also recognising and respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and of local communities in all forms of conservation. The…
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IMPECT supports 9 communities in affirming the rights of forest-dependent peoples through the development of participatory community mapping and customary land-use history documentation ArticleAsiaCountryIMPECTLand and resource rightsPartnersRegionThailandThemesUncategorised
12.09.25

IMPECT supports 9 communities in affirming the rights of forest-dependent peoples through the development of participatory community mapping and customary land-use history documentation

The preparation of Participatory Community Mapping and Customary Land-Use History is a critical process for community-based natural resource governance and the affirmation of land rights. It provides evidence demonstrating that specific areas have been customarily used since ancestral times. It also supports sustainable community development…
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Transformative Pathways Marks AIPP’s Largest Biodiversity Day Celebration AfricaAIPPArticleAsiaCommunity-led conservationIINIMPECTInternational processesKenyaLand and resource rightsLMPASDPhilippinesPIKPSustainable livelihoodsThailandTraditional and local knowledgeVideo
01.06.25

Transformative Pathways Marks AIPP’s Largest Biodiversity Day Celebration

In a powerful expression of solidarity and shared purpose, Transformative Pathways partners from Thailand, the Philippines, and Kenya proudly joined regional Pathways partner - the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) in celebration of the 2025 International Day for Biological Diversity, commemorating the adoption of the…
Niya Seklemova
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Tohmle Statement AIPPAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationIMPECTInternational processesLand and resource rightsMalaysiaPACOSPASDPhilippinesPIKPReportSustainable livelihoodsThailandThemesTraditional and local knowledge
16.12.24

Tohmle Statement

This statement was developed at the 4th Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA) Conference on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Biodiversity, and Climate Change, held on October 1-4, 2024, in Pokhara, Nepal  Asia is a region of high biological and cultural diversity, where Indigenous Peoples, play…
Niya Seklemova
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IIFB representatives at COP16
Outcomes of COP16 for Indigenous Peoples and local communities AfricaAIPPArticleAsiaCHIRAPAQCIPDPFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTInternational processesKenyaLMMalaysiaPACOSPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPThailandThe AmericasThemesTypeUNEP-WCMC
27.11.24

Outcomes of COP16 for Indigenous Peoples and local communities

The Conference of the Parties related to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use had many positive outcomes, but ultimately was suspended without all decisions being finalised. In October 2024, governments, NGOs, Indigenous Peoples, local community representatives and other key actors came together in Cali, Colombia to…
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Conservation and Human Rights: An Introduction AfricaAIPPAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCHIRAPAQCIPDPCommunity-led conservationCountryFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTKenyaLand and resource rightsLMMalaysiaPACOSPartnersPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPRegionReportThailandThe AmericasThemesTypeUNEP-WCMC
30.10.24

Conservation and Human Rights: An Introduction

This guidance is intended as a resource for conservation professionals who are interested to learn more about the relationship between conservation and human rights, especially the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities. A huge amount has been written on this topic over the past…
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Training resources on the Convention on Biological Diversity AfricaAIPPAsiaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCHIRAPAQCIPDPCommunity-led conservationCountryFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTInternational processesKenyaLand and resource rightsLMMalaysiaPACOSPartnersPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPRegionThailandThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUNEP-WCMC
28.10.24

Training resources on the Convention on Biological Diversity

This booklet series provides Indigenous Peoples and local communities with key insights into the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and its Target 3, focusing on their rights and participation in global conservation efforts. It offers guidance on engaging…
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Ensuring the sustainability of customary use on Indigenous and community-held lands AfricaAIPPAsiaCHIRAPAQCIPDPCommunity-led conservationCountryFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTKenyaLand and resource rightsLMMalaysiaPACOSPartnersPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPRegionReportSustainable livelihoodsThailandThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUNEP-WCMC
17.10.24

Ensuring the sustainability of customary use on Indigenous and community-held lands

This guide is for local organisations (e.g. community-based organisations and trusted local non-governmental organisations) which are supporting Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP & LCs) in their desire to assess the sustainability of natural resources on their lands (both terrestrial and marine), and implement activities…
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Beliefs, resources, and lifestyle of the Mae Yang Min community in Mae Yang Min watershed AsiaBlogCountryIMPECTLand and resource rightsPartnersRegionThailandThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
24.07.24

Beliefs, resources, and lifestyle of the Mae Yang Min community in Mae Yang Min watershed

Written by Issara Phanasantikul Communities in the area of Mae Yang Min watershed network include indigenous Pgakenyaw and Lahu whose traditional lifestyles remain in contact with natural resources that they believe in everything surrounding them and in the care of the protector-spirits. In the ninth…
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