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The Global Environment Facility’s Council approved today the CSO Challenge Program – a new global program led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) to recognise and scale up environmental solutions from civil society organisations (CSOs) including those from youth,…

In December 2024, the landmark report "Enhancing Meaningful Indigenous Leadership and Collaboration in International Environmental Governance Forums" unveiled the first global empirical study exploring the challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples in these critical forums. Authored by CEESP members…

In 2023, the COINACHI cooperative received the GLOBALG.A.P. Certification for the sustainable agricultural practices they promote in the Chipacá microwatershed, located in Chichicastenango, El Quiché, Guatemala. The high fruit yield and quality of the Hass avocado result from implementing…

Baku, Azerbaijan 21 November 2024 – The COP29 Presidency and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ are co-hosting dedicated events on 21 November 2024 at COP29 in Baku, focusing on “Nature and Biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples, Gender…

Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) has been a leader in advancing Indigenous leadership in Mi'kma'ki (Atlantic Canada) and has been an important voice for Indigenous self-determination and enhanced roles in natural resource management.Ìý

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In September 2024, Daphney Kiki, the CEESP Young Professional Focal Point for Oceania, attended the Oceania Regional Conservation Forum (ORCF) hosted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) in Suva, Fiji. This gathering included passionate environmentalists, Indigenous…

Global Affairs Canada have proudly announced an investment of $7 million CAD into the basket of the Podong Indigenous Peoples Initiative (PODONG), at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali, Colombia.

A new volume in the Good Practice Guidelines on Protected and Conserved Areas Series from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s World Commission on Protected Areas focuses on Indigenous peoples, local communities, and protected areas.

By Helen Newing, University of Oxford, and Helen Tugendhat, Forest Peoples Programme

A major new guidance document on conservation and human rights will be launched on 29th October 2024 at CBD COP16. The document offers a comprehensive overview of international human rights…

In preparation for COP16, the National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP), with facilitation by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, hosted a dialogue for analysis and reflection on governance systems for forests and biodiversity, as part of the commitments stemming from the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework…