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Apr 6, 2023 · There are an estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples worldwide. Although they make up just 6 percent of the global population, they account for about 19 percent of the extreme poor. Indigenous Peoples’ life expectancy is up to 20 years lower than the life expectancy of non-Indigenous Peoples worldwide. Indigenous Peoples often lack formal ...
Indigenous peoples and IUCN. IUCN has a long history of working with Indigenous peoples both to promote recognition of their rights at policy level and to support their conservation activities on the ground. IUCN endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in 2008 and regularly monitors and reports on ...
Dec 5, 2023 · Indigenous leaders presented the four priorities of this co-led, co-designed initiative, which will: Facilitate the Indigenous-led design of direct funding approaches; scale-up direct investment of Indigenous-led conservation and climate actions; strengthen and build the capacity of Indigenous organisations to access, manage, and govern these investments; and promote Indigenous rights and leadership, particularly that of women and youth, in global biodiversity and climate policy spaces.
Aug 7, 2020 · In Nepal, the Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Research and Development (CIPRED), provides updates on COVID-19 and monitors its impact on the Dura, Gurung and Chepang Indigenous Peoples. Still, the pandemic will likely exacerbate socio-economic inequalities and deepen poverty among these communities, even as they use Indigenous customs and knowledge to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The Indigenous Peoples' Resilience Framework identifies defining principles, internal drivers and external enablers that support Indigenous Peoples' resilience to climate change and other external shocks. It also informs cross-sectoral policies and programs that could directly or indirectly bolster or undermine the drivers and enablers of this ...
Sep 17, 2021 · In addition to the agenda, indigenous peoples organisations also presented a motion asking that 80% of the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world, be protected by 2025. The IUCN passed the resolution, hailed as a big step forward both in terms of conservation and in terms of recognising indigenous peoples as essential to the process.
Aug 9, 2023 · Enabling Indigenous Peoples’ Direct Access to Climate Finance. Today, many Indigenous organizations see REDD+ projects as one of the only proven avenues available to their communities to access the finance required to not only conserve and protect their environments but also to drive sustainable development shaped by their traditions and values.
IUCN’s Standard on Indigenous Peoples determines that a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is required when the ESMS screening has identifiedthat indigenous peoples are present in the project site and/or might be negatively affected by the project. For this standard, the term ‘indigenous peoples’ follows the definition or ‘statement of ...
Aug 8, 2024 · In Nepal, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are at the helm of forests conservation, leveraging traditional knowledge and community-based management. They share a symbiotic relationship with forests since generations, nurturing the forests and vice versa. However, this relationship is at risk due to the multifold effects of climate change.
For decades Indigenous peoples’ organisations were members as part of the civil society category at IUCN. But at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in 2016, the IUCN Members Assembly adopted a landmark decision for indigenous peoples and conservation. Members voted to create a new category of IUCN membership for Indigenous Peoples ...
