The organizations call for any conservation targets included as part of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to “give priority to the recognition and protection of collective and customary land tenure systems of Indigenous Peoples Leading NGOs including Survival International, Amnesty International, Minority Rights Group International and Rainforest Foundation have released a joint statement in the run-up to… Continue reading COP15: NGOs warn plan to protect 30% of earth by 2030 will ‘devastate Indigenous lives”
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Indigenous people get less than 1% of climate funding? It’s actually worse (commentary)
Torbjørn Gjefsen The lead author of a Rainforest Foundation Norway report showing how little funding goes to Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) for tenure and forest management writes that the reality is even worse than the “less than 1%” soundbite often shared. Over 10 years, $2.7 billion was given to support IPLCs’ tenure rights… Continue reading Indigenous people get less than 1% of climate funding? It’s actually worse (commentary)