The key role of Indigenous rights for the future of biodiversity conservation
Two top guests join this episode to discuss the importance of Indigenous rights to the future of biodiversity conservation and efforts to build a more sustainable future for life on Earth.
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz is the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and is the current executive director of the Tebtebba Indigenous Peoples\u2019 International Centre for Policy Research and Education, based in Manila.
Tauli-Corpuz who is a member of the Kankana-ey-Igorot people of the Philippines describes the Global Indigenous Agenda released at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, why it calls for Indigenous rights to be central to conservation efforts, and what she hopes to see achieved at the UN Biodiversity Conference taking place in Kunming, China next year.
We also speak with Zack Romo, program director for the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) who was in Marseilles for the Congress and helped pass the motion to protect 80% of the Amazon by 2025. The rights-based approach that Amazon protection plan calls for, and what the next steps are to making the plan a reality, are discussed.
Here\u2019s further reading and listening:
\u2022\xa0\u201d\u2018The tipping point is here, it is now,\u2019 top Amazon scientists warn\u201d
\u2022\xa0\u201dAs COP15 approaches, \u201930 by 30\u2019 becomes a conservation battleground\u201d
\u2022\xa0\u201d\u2018Join us for the Amazon,\u2019 Indigenous leaders tell IUCN in push for protection\u201d
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