Sheryl Lightfoot (Anishinaabe), a member of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), highlighted the study's potential to drive change by identifying gaps and challenges in implementing Article 16 and providing recommendations to governments and stakeholders.
It is colonialism, coupled with widespread poverty, racial discrimination, and gender inequality, that has created the conditions for increased violence against Indigenous women.
We support the CSOs who have chosen to use silence to refuse to give legitimacy to this sham of a process but we have an obligation to speak and hold our place as rights holders in this space and ensure our disappointment is put on record.
With a powerful symbolic protest, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) held a peaceful demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on November 16, 2024, to condemn the inaction of the worldâs wealthiest and most polluting nations in tackling the global climate crisis.
In this regard, on October 24, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it also noted the Azerbaijani regime's repression of activists, journalists, opposition leaders, and others, including EU citizens, which has markedly intensified in the run-up to the upcoming 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29)
Our lifeways and values, rooted in environmental stewardship, community, and mutual aid, hold solutions to the worldâs biggest crises â climate change, ecocide, biodiversity collapse, social and economic inequity, and injustice.
Regarding Free, Prior and Informed Consent, the Committee recommended guaranteeing this right so that there is an equitable distribution of benefits and meaningful participation in decision-making about the use of natural resources and lands traditionally used by Indigenous women.
A significant win at COP16 is the formal recognition of the role of people of African descent, particularly those embodying traditional lifestyles, in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).
âUnder the leadership of the COP16 Presidency, all CBD Parties have truly made COP16 a âPeopleâs COP,â heeding the voices of those on the frontlines who nurture and protect the planetâs last remaining biodiverse regions,â concluded Lakpa Nuri Sherpa, Co-chair of the IIFB.
This podcast explores the lives and legacy of the Horn family, highlighting their Kanienâkeha roots, activism, and contributions to art and culture, as conveyed through Maâs personal stories and engaging discussions.
To implement these principles, Indigenous leaders at the Summit have committed to initiating processes for their Peoples to safeguard what they âdetermine to be critical for their survival and well-being that is rooted in their worldviews and values,â and âdisseminate, promote, and defend these principles and protocolsâ, as well as âuse them in their education, trainings, and advocacy efforts.â They will also continue to âengage and challenge regulations, standards, laws, policies, and actions that ignore their Free, Prior, and Informed Consentâ, stand in solidarity with one another to oppose the imposition of âgreen energyâ projects impacting their lands, call for âimplementation of an ecosystem approach,â and âdemand that Indigenous, human, environmental, and lands rights defenders be protected.â
Decolonization: For Indigenous Peoples, a just transition rejects the Doctrine of Discovery and the continued imposition of colonial and extractive resource exploitation, false solutions, military occupation, and activities that threaten our mental, spiritual, reproductive, intergenerational, and physical health, biodiversity, natural ecosystems, cultures, values, and plant and animal relatives.
