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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
Biodiversity thrives in the care of Indigenous communities. As much as 80% of the world’s remaining forest biodiversity lies within Indigenous Peoples’ territories, and Indigenous and community lands store at least 24% of the above-ground carbon in the world’s tropical forests
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IUCN, 2019
It is important for us as Indigenous Peoples to ensure a generational transition to a more sustainable world. Our elders, our parents, children and children’s children need to know and access platforms and mechanisms under the UNFCCC. This is particularly important for Indigenous women and girls.
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María José Andrade, Ecuador’s Kichwa de Serena Community, UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn
Humans need to be humbler when interacting with the natural world. We cannot stop sunrise or sunset, nor can we impact winter or the winds. We need to avoid human exceptionalism and stop neglecting nature, whose laws are stronger than those laws of humans.
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Knowledge Holder, LCIPP Annual Gathering of Knowledge Holders at COP 27
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