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May 25th, 2023
3:00- 4:00 PM CET/ 9:00- 10:00 AM EST
After two weeks of tense talks, the recent UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 ended with a landmark agreement to guide global action on nature through to 2030. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), includes concrete measures to halt and reverse nature loss, including putting 30% of the planet and 30% of degraded ecosystems under protection by 2030.
This COP15 represented an important opportunity for Indigenous leaders to push for the recognition of their rights as stewards of global biodiversity. While some Indigenous groups fear the 30-by-30 target could be used to take away their land under the guise of conservation, others have said the 30% goal is not ambitious enough and fails to ensure nature's protection. Overall, Indigenous groups have agreed on one thing: for conservation to work for people and nature, protecting both from drivers of environmental loss, Indigenous Peoples must be at the center of these processes.
Furthermore, the closing session of the COP15, parties approved an agreement to “reevaluate and expand the role of Indingeous People and Local Communities' and traditional knowledge in the Convention on Biological Diversity process”. This webinar will hone in on whether the recent biodiversity COP15 outcomes have adequately recognized Indigenous Peoples land rights and how Indigenous knowledge and data can be elevated, heard and used for improved biodiversity conservation.
SPEAKERS
- Jennifer Tauli-Corpuz, Senior Global Policy and Advocacy, Nia Tero
- Christine Kandie, Executive Director, Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network
- Alexandre Caldas, Chief Country Outreach, Technology, Innovation and Big Data and UN Environment
The Land Dialogues webinar series promotes the centrality of Indigenous and community land rights in advancing global efforts to halt the climate crisis, achieving a healthy planet and forwarding the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It focuses on the importance of formally recognising and securing the customary lands of Indigenous Peoples and local communities as a crucial contribution to the overall climate health of the planet.
The Land Dialogues 2023 series shed light on a variety of important issues regarding the agency of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ land rights; from the power differentials that existed concerning Indigenous land data, to Indigenous Peoples and Local communities taking back control of the dialogues and discussions with donors regarding climate funds.
In 2022 we remain in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic, increasingly violent weather events connected to the changing climate, and global security tensions due to war and conflict. Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are among the most vulnerable and are both directly and indirectly hard-hit by these events.
The Land Portal Foundation, the Tenure Facility, the Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Ford Foundation proposed a series of Land Dialogues promoting the centrality of Indigenous and community land rights in advancing global efforts to halt the climate crisis, achieving a healthy planet and forwarding the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Under the umbrella of the Land Dialogues series, the second webinar of this year’s series “Indigenous Land Rights and the Biodiversity COP15: Six Months On” took place on May 25th, 2023. The webinar drew in a little over 350 participants and featured panelists from Indigenous women leaders to programme officers. The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Tenure Facility.