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Indigenous Peoples Reach Unanimous Agreement on Defining the Just Transition and Provide Principles and Protocols to Eliminate Harm from Renewable Energy and ‘Green’ Development

Indigenous Peoples Reach Unanimous Agreement on Defining the Just Transition and Provide Principles and Protocols to Eliminate Harm from Renewable Energy and ‘Green’ Development

To implement these principles, Indigenous leaders at the Summit have committed to initiating processes for their Peoples to safeguard what they “determine to be critical for their survival and well-being that is rooted in their worldviews and values,” and “disseminate, promote, and defend these principles and protocols”, as well as “use them in their education, trainings, and advocacy efforts.” They will also continue to “engage and challenge regulations, standards, laws, policies, and actions that ignore their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent”, stand in solidarity with one another to oppose the imposition of “green energy” projects impacting their lands, call for “implementation of an ecosystem approach,” and “demand that Indigenous, human, environmental, and lands rights defenders be protected.”

Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition

Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition

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.

IIFB Opening Statement at COP16

IIFB Opening Statement at COP16

Indigenous Peoples and local communities must be included as equal partners in developing a governance structure Sixteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties 21 October to 1 November 2024, Cali, Colombia that will ensure an inclusive and equitable mechanism directing funds and enhances our collective biodiversity actions.

Indigenous Voices Rising: Challenging Narratives and Shaping the Future of Media in Asia

Indigenous Voices Rising: Challenging Narratives and Shaping the Future of Media in Asia

The "Community Journalism Through Audio Storytelling" project, led by Amanda W. Mojilip, aims to bridge the gap in media representation by empowering youth to share their perspectives on critical issues such as biodiversity, climate change, and socioeconomic challenges.

Position Statement on Banks’ Responsibilities Regarding Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity

Position Statement on Banks’ Responsibilities Regarding Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity

Such commitments must be memorialized in robust policies, implemented in a way that truly monitors and protects the rights of Environmental Defenders affected by bank-financed activities, in line with Target 22 of the GBF, which aims to ensure access to justice, among other things, related to biodiversity by Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

Tribal Nations Gather in Alaska to Discuss Climate Change Solutions

Tribal Nations Gather in Alaska to Discuss Climate Change Solutions

A question posed during the session was, “How has climate change impacted tribal communities' ability to maintain their cultural practices?” Responses highlighted the diverse experiences of attendees, with one noting the increasing frequency of natural disasters and the decline in tree productivity, while another emphasized that rising water temperatures have jeopardized salmon survival.

Implementing Target 15 of the KM-GBF: Challenges and Opportunities for Indigenous Rights, Biodiversity, and the Energy Transition

Implementing Target 15 of the KM-GBF: Challenges and Opportunities for Indigenous Rights, Biodiversity, and the Energy Transition

When the right to FPIC is respected and operationalized to minimum standards articulated in the UNDRIP, Indigenous Peoples’ have full participation in projects that impact them and decision-making authority to protect their lands, cultures, and ecosystems.