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Tohmle Statement AIPPArticleAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationIMPECTInternational processesLand and resource rightsMalaysiaPACOSPASDPhilippinesPIKPSustainable 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…
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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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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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Sungai ethnic men explaining on the types of animal traps using materials from their forest. Tony/PACOS, 2015
PACOS Trust joins the Transformative Pathways AsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationCountryInternational processesLand and resource rightsMalaysiaPACOSPartnersRegionSustainable livelihoodsThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeVideo
29.08.24

PACOS Trust joins the Transformative Pathways

As of August 2024, we are honoured to welcome PACOS Trust, an Indigenous community-based organisation in Sabah, Malaysia to the Transformative Pathways Project.  PACOS Trust (short for Partners of Community Organisations in Sabah) is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Indigenous communities in…
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The Philippine Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan ArticleAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationInternational processesPhilippinesPIKP
05.08.24

The Philippine Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), adopted by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2022, recognizes the key roles and contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities as custodians of biodiversity and as partners in its conservation, restoration and sustainable use. It…
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‘Remarkable’ progress made towards incorporating traditional knowledge into the Biodiversity Plan AfricaAsiaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCommunity-led conservationCountryInternational processesLand and resource rightsPartnersRegionThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUNEP-WCMC
05.07.24

‘Remarkable’ progress made towards incorporating traditional knowledge into the Biodiversity Plan

This article was originally published on the UNEP-WCMC website.   Countries must respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to achieve the world’s major international commitment on biodiversity, the Biodiversity Plan. This includes acknowledging Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ rights to nature and their…
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Now is the time for conservationists to stand up for social justice AfricaArticleAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationCountryICCSInternational processesLand and resource rightsPartnersRegionThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
04.07.24

Now is the time for conservationists to stand up for social justice

This article was originally published in PLOS Biology by © 2024 E. J. Milner-Gulland.  Existing power imbalances and injustices could be exacerbated by large flows of international funding for nature recovery. Conservationists are still grappling with what social justice means in practice; a major shift…
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E-Sak Ka Ou Declaration Now Available in 12 Languages AIPPArticleAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCountryFPPIMPECTInternational processesLand and resource rightsPartnersPASDPhilippinesRegionThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
03.07.24

E-Sak Ka Ou Declaration Now Available in 12 Languages

The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) organized a regional conference on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Biodiversity, and Climate Change from November 5-8, 2023, in Krabi, Thailand. This conference marked the first regional activity under AIPP’s ongoing Transformative Pathways Project.  A key outcome of the conference was…
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workshop participants stand together
Experts work on assessing status of traditional knowledge indicators for the Global Biodiversity Framework AfricaAIPPAsiaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCHIRAPAQCIPDPFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTInternational processesKenyaLMMalaysiaPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPThailandThe AmericasUNEP-WCMC
20.05.24

Experts work on assessing status of traditional knowledge indicators for the Global Biodiversity Framework

As part of the Transformative Pathways project, FPP and UNEP-WCMC, together with the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity, convened an Expert Workshop on Traditional Knowledge Indicators in Cambridge, UK, in March 2024.  The event brought together Indigenous experts on indicators, members of the…
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