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International processes

International processes play a crucial role in shaping policies and practices at all levels related to biodiversity conservation and the rights of indigenous peoples. A key international process for this initiative is the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). 

This project will focus on embedding recognition and support for indigenous peoples and local community actions into every level of the implementation and monitoring of global the CBD process and commitments, and in participation in national planning and monitoring.

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Members of the Transformative Pathways project travelled to Thailand for the annual meeting. Photo by FPP.

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Transformative Pathways reimagining conservation at the IUCN Congress 2025

See full list of sessions with Transformative Pathways partners’ participation at the end of this page.  In October, representatives of several Transformative Pathways partner organisations will be travelling to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to participate in the IUCN World Conservation Congress, which…
26.09.25
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Bringing voices together in Cambridge on community-led biodiversity monitoring

In advance of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, on 1st of August 2025, UNEP-WCMC hosted a screening of documentary film "Mapping and Monitoring on Indigenous Territories" by  LifeMosaic, followed by a knowledge exchange session on community-led biodiversity monitoring systems with contributions from indigenous…
01.08.25
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From Local to Global: Cordillera Training on Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity

Frameworks such as the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) have set biodiversity targets with the main goal to live in harmony with nature by 2050. However, a lack of policy coherence between these international obligations and national…
04.06.25
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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…
01.06.25
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COP16.2 finalises outstanding decisions on biodiversity monitoring and financing

The resumed sessions of the Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP16.2) concluded in February in Rome, Italy. All of the outstanding items were agreed upon, including new finance mechanisms and an updated monitoring framework to track implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. Parties to the…
24.03.25
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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…
16.12.24

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To complement this work, the project also engages with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a group of government and civil society organizations that work to advance the conservation of nature.

Other key collaborations are with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which functions as a policy platform into the CBD, as well as the Centrers of Distinction on Indigenous and Local Knowledge (COD-ILK). This last organization is a network of indigenous leaders, experts, professionals, and allies that promote the value of the knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in science and policy.

The project also provides networking and technical support for the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), who are the representative forum for indigenous peoples within the CBD processes and who manage to insert the recognition of indigenous peoples and local communities’ rights in the recently established Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

At a global level, the GBF provides strong foundations for the work of this project, but the way the framework is translated onto a national, regional, and local level needs further support. Effective implementation of these frameworks requires the active involvement of indigenous peoples and strong commitments from governments and other stakeholders to ensure that their rights and contributions are acknowledged and upheld.

This project supports international engagement by indigenous peoples’ representatives. This complements the ongoing work at the international level required to complete and support the monitoring, reporting, and verification of the GBF framework.

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Ogiek community member, Teresa Chemosop celebrates during community assemblies at Laboot, Mt. Elgon, Kenya. Photo by Shadrak Mutai/CIPDP