Hosted by the Rights and Resources Initiative
Feb 7, 2022 07:30 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Globally, Indigenous Peoples and local communities have long been custodians of biodiversity. Their customary territories are estimated to contain 36% of the world’s remaining intact forest landscapes and 80% of remaining biodiversity. Yet, just about 8.7% of territories held by Asia’s Indigenous Peoples and local communities are legally recognized.
Join us for the launch of a new report that brings together data and stories from communities on the ground to re-position global human rights and conservation discourses at the center of Asia’s unique political realities.
The forthcoming report, “Reconciling Conservation and Global Biodiversity Goals with Community Land Rights in Asia” is a product of an extensive collaboration between 20 Indigenous and local community organizations across Asia. It frames conservation beyond being an issue of natural resource management and highlights the question of governance, autonomy, and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to achieve their self-determined development aspirations.
The webinar will include a panel discussion with representatives from governments, NGOs, and Indigenous and local community rightsholder organizations, who will each share their perspectives on how to advance ongoing national movements and reforms to collectively create solutions for achieving a human rights-based conservation model in Asia.
Simultaneous interpretation will be made available in English, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Nepali. and Tamil.