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Three functions of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform
Indigenous peoples and local communities play an important role in finding climate solutions
We must be the good caretaker and not the bad landlords. It’s not just Indigenous Peoples, it’s all human beings. It’s all plant life, it’s all water bodies, our sky relatives. We are all related.
Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons, LCIPP Annual Gathering of Knowledge Holders at COP 28
Recognition of the knowledge, innovations and practices, institutions and values of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and their inclusion and participation in environmental governance often enhances their quality of life, as well as nature conservation, restoration and sustainable use.
IPBES, 2019
Nature managed by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is under increasing pressure but is generally declining less rapidly than in other lands
IPBES, 2019
Upcoming Events
Event
Virtual Training Workshop (Module 5) back-to-back with the Informal Contributors’ Briefing, October 2024: Session 1
16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Africa; Asia; Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia; Central and South America, and the Caribbean; North America; The Arctic; The Pacific
Knowledge; Capacity for Engagement; Climate Change Policies and Actions
UNFCCC
English; Spanish
Event
Virtual Training Workshop (Module 5) back-to-back with the Informal Contributors’ Briefing, October 2024: Session 2
09:00 - 11:00 CEST
Africa; Asia; Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia; Central and South America, and the Caribbean; North America; The Arctic; The Pacific
Knowledge; Capacity for Engagement; Climate Change Policies and Actions
UNFCCC
English; French; Russian
Meeting
The 12th meeting of the Facilitative Working Group (FWG 12)
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Africa; Asia; Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia; Central and South America, and the Caribbean; North America; The Arctic; The Pacific
Knowledge; Capacity for Engagement; Climate Change Policies and Actions
UNFCCC
English
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