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Addressee: Member States, UN system, Indigenous peoples
Paragraph Number: 14
Session: 18 (2019)
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The Permanent Forum urges Member States to include indigenous peoples’ rights in the outcomes of the 2019 Climate Summit called for by the Secretary- General, which will be held on 23 September 2019. The Forum also recommends that States, the United Nations system, indigenous peoples’ organizations and other partners secure funding to ensure the adequate participation of indigenous peoples at the Summit and at the preparatory meetings.
Area of Work: Human rights, Environment, Funding and resources
Paragraph Number: 14
Session: 15 (2016)
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In the light of the study by Ms. Toki on the relationship between indigenous peoples and the Pacific Ocean and the dire effects of climate change, such as forced relocation and the loss of culture and livelihood, on vulnerable small island Pacific States, the Permanent Forum recommends that United Nations entities, including UN-Oceans, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and UNESCO, in addition to the International Seabed Authority, comply with and implement the relevant articles of the United Nations Declaration (arts. 18, 27 and 32), so as to ensure the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples. This should include meaningful participation, such as dedicated indigenous representation within each of these United Nations entities, and regard for indigenous peoples’ world views.
Area of Work: Environment, Enhanced Participation at the UN
Paragraph Number: 39
Session: 18 (2019)
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The Permanent Forum recommends that the specialist group on indigenous peoples, customary and environmental law and human rights within the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy of the International Union for Conservation of Nature host a series of regional meetings to discuss the development of standards for the conservation of indigenous peoples’ lands and waters by 2020, together with indigenous peoples, NGOs and other stakeholders, in consultation with the Forum, United Nations special rapporteurs and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Environment, Human Rights
Addressee: SCBD
Paragraph Number: 81
Session: 7 (2008)
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The Permanent Forum requests the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to complete its work on the draft code of ethical conduct for the recognition and protection of indigenous intellectual property and cultural heritage, taking into account the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as a minimum standard, with a view to adopting the code at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties in 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity.eas.
Area of Work: Environment
Addressee: Member States, World Bank, IFIs,
Paragraph Number: 39
Session: 7 (2008)
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The Permanent Forum recommends that States, the World Bank and other multilateral and bilateral financial institutions consider alternative systems beyond the perpetuation of highly centralized fossil fuel-based energy supplies and large-scale bioenergy and hydropower dams and increase their support for renewable, low-carbon and decentralized systems, taking into account the recommendations of the World Commission on Dams. States should abandon old centralized electricity grids, which are not suitable for the challenges of climate change.
Area of Work: Environment
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 81
Session: 3 (2004)
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The Forum recommends that Governments provide public water and sanitation systems to the villages and rural areas where indigenous people live, and control the pollution of rivers and streams affected by pollution from such toxic chemicals as pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and industrial waste. The Forum also recommends Governments to create programmes to clean up the rivers and streams that have already been polluted and to ban further pollution by agribusiness and industries.
Area of Work: Environment
Paragraph Number: 14
Session: 6 (2007)
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The Permanent Forum requests its secretariat to ensure wide circulation of the above-mentioned report and invites States, members of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues, non-governmental organizations and the private sector, the secretariats of the United Nations Forum on Forests and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to provide comments and additional information and data to both the Special Rapporteur and the secretariat of the Permanent Forum. The contributions can include existing policies, projects and funding related to plantations and forestry, implementation of policies and case studies of good practices.
Area of Work: Environment
