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Indigenous Peoples’ Involvement in Conservation Decision-Making

Explore the significance of Free, Prior and Informed Consent for indigenous communities in designating protected areas. Uphold principles of recognition, respect, and strengthening of indigenous institutions for sustainable conservation.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Involvement in Conservation Decision-Making

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  1. Indigenous Peoples’ Involvement in Conservation Decision-Making

  2. Free, Prior and Informed Consent • Protected areas – marine and terrestrial parks, wildlife sactuaries, world heritage sites, other conservation purposes - are designated by states, often with support of conservation organisations, within indigenous territories • Future outlook – more Protected Areas (15 – 50 %) to be set aside • Principles of FPIC must be applied – obtaining consent prior to any such designations (not merely consultations but respect the right to say “No”)

  3. Recognition & Respect for indigenous institutions & processes • Indigenous institutions to be responsible for making decisions over indigenous territories, ways of life/life ways, and indigenous conserved areas • Indigenous legal systems (indigenous laws and procedures)

  4. Strengtheningindigenous institutions • Strengthening of traditional leaders, involvement of all sectors • inter-generational transfer of knowledge • Respect for traditional knowledge holders especially women • FPIC mechanisms include building capacities PRIOR to any decisions with respect to conservation plans

  5. Participation of indigenous representatives in international processes • Many decisions that impacts indigenous rights - Resolution to adopt UNDRIP at World Conservation Congress - Programme of Work on PA: no resettlement without PIC of affected IPs • Review consensus as a decision-making framework in the CBD

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