Indigenous and local communities play a key role in biodiversity conservation.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The Conference recognized that the involvement of local communities has been limited and urged Parties and partners to support indigenous and local communities and ensure their participation in national and international dialogues regarding biodiversity use, conservation and management.

UNESCO: THEMES

Parties must work harder to reverse policies and practices that harm indigenous peoples and local communities in Protected Areas, especially in coastal and marine areas.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The meeting also requested the development of a stakeholder engagement strategy for IPBES. It is expected that the scientific community, civil society, the business and industry sector, as well as representatives from indigenous peoples and local communities, will act both as contributors and end users of the Platform.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

This new UNESCO-UNU book underlines the critical role that indigenous peoples and local communities can play in ongoing international efforts to monitor the progress of global climate change impacts and to develop capacities to respond.

UNESCO: Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Responses

Enhancing participatory planning and knowledge management through its work with local and indigenous communities, in ecological sciences and on the co-production of knowledge.

UNESCO: United Nations Biodiversity Conference mobilises resources for biodiversity protection | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

New forms of media can play a crucial role to capitalize the positive practices embedded in indigenous cultures by fostering synergies between modern services and local knowledge and assist communities in taking full advantages of their social assets - the knowledge, culture and governance systems.

UNESCO: Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices

The Colombian army has reinforced its presence in the region and - as often happens in Colombia - the local indigenous communities have been the most affected by the escalation of the conflict.

BBC: Colombia's indigenous peoples face uncertain future