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Closing Statement of the IIFBES to the IPBES 10th Plenary
I speak on behalf of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services (IIFBES). After 10 years of efforts and joint work to co-produce knowledge and recognize the remarkable contributions of IPLCs to nature conservation and our key role as partners in the science- policy and society interface, IPLCs highlight the achievements and challenges that diversity of ideas and processes implies and the importance of ILK work in IPBEs as a pathway and example for other...
Statement to IPBES10 Opening Plenary Session
The (IIFBES) joins widespread praise for the achievements of the IPBES Global Assessment, and its impact on the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Its findings grounded and elevated general understanding about the contributions being made by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to the global conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, whilst highlighting systemic drivers of diversity loss, needing fundamental changes in human-nature relationships.
COD-ILK Members at the IPBES ILK Dialogue on the Nexus Assessment
The event in Thailand brought together indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) from the different regions of the world in a thematic discussion with the authors of the IPBES Nexus Assessment. Held in the review period of the First Draft of the Nexus Assessment, among the objectives was to review the Draft in order to ensure integration of indigenous and local perspectives. It was also intended to be a venue to further discuss the concepts, values, management challenges, and ways to...
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