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The Forum recommends that States, United Nations agencies, bodies and funds, other multilateral bodies and financial institutions and other donors provide technical and financial support to protect and nurture indigenous peoples’ natural resource management, environment-friendly technologies, biodiversity and cultural diversity and low-carbon, traditional livelihoods (pastoralism; rotational or swidden agriculture; hunting and gathering and trapping; marine and coastal livelihoods; high mountain agriculture; etc.). The Forum further recommends that discussions and negotiations on strengthening the links between climate change, biodiversity and cultural diversity under the Convention on Biological Diversity or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ensure the effective participation of indigenous peoples.
Responses
The Government of Mexico reports: 6. In 2008, the Programme of Alternative Tourism in Indigenous Areas supported the implementation of 190 ecotourism and rural tourism projects, with a budget of 157.5 million pesos, aimed at rehabilitating, conserving and ensuring sustainable use of the natural resources and attractions in indigenous regions, and their cultural heritage. To support that Programme, 50 alternative tourism destinations in indigenous areas were advertised and promoted in 2008. 7. The Project on Management and Conservation of Natural Resources in Indigenous Areas promotes joint conservation work with agencies and bodies of the Federal, state and municipal public administration, to cooperate in the development
and participation of indigenous communities in the preservation of biodiversity, the environment and the natural resources in their territories and regions. 8. The Programme of Promotion and Development of Indigenous Cultures,
implemented by CDI, is a strategy for giving effect to the policy of recognizing the multicultural composition of the nation, the right of indigenous peoples to preserve and enrich their languages, their knowledge and the elements that comprise their culture and identity and the right to determine their ways of living with one another and their social, economic, political and cultural organization. At December 2008, 38.84 million pesos had been allocated to support the implementation of 807 cultural projects by indigenous organizations in 768 localities in 26 states, benefiting 14,036 indigenous people — 9,011 men and 5,025 women.
ADB is aware that development programmes, including climate change and clean energy programmes, can lead to externally determined land use change and alter traditional environmental management practices, and therefore has ensured in its policy that indigenous peoples planning, in consultation and informed participation of indigenous peoples themselves, are conducted to determine appropriate mitigation measures and ensure that self -sufficiency of communities continue and cultural integrity will not be lost in the process of development.
The Government of Spain reports on a project to promote and strengthen indigenous peoples' environmental management in Colombia, Paraguay and Argentina.
IFAD reports: 69. IFAD is accompanying indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa and Latin America in their processes, leading the way on climate change dialogue and negotiations in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Two grants, provided in 2008 and early 2009, respectively to the Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education (Tebtebba Foundation) and the Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization, will contribute to enabling indigenous peoples to share their experiences, lessons, aspirations and strategies in dealing with climate change, based on their cultural and traditional understandings, as well as the current conditions they face. The grants will enable indigenous peoples to unite and strengthen their voices and become equipped with the knowledge and understanding of the national, regional and international decision-making processes on climate change issues.
The Government of Colombia reports on the participation of several Government agencies in the CBD process, particularly on Article 8j and access and benefit sharing. The report of Colombia also mentions two projects under the Clean Development Mechanisms that involve indigenous peoples and their traditional livelihoods.
The Government of Nicaragua reports that the Ministry of the Environmment and Natural Resources is developing a National Action Plan on Climate Change which includes indigenous peoples as key actors and which will address traditional livelihoods and forest conservation issues within this context.
UNDP reports on a series of community-based adaptation projects in Guatemala, Viet Nam, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Nepal and Thailand, among others. UNDP also reports on a project on strengthening sustainable livelihoods for biodiversity conservation iN Sundarbans, India.
SCBD reports: New recommendations arising from both the 7th session (2008) and the 8th session (2009) of the UNPFII made to the Convention will be considered at the 6th meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions, when it meets in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2-6 November, 2009 and then forwarded to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties for final endorsement and action (October 2010, Nagoya, Japan). However, it is important to note that some of the recommendations arising from the report of the UNPFII at its 7th session (refer document E/2008/43) are already in the process of being addressed and/or may be related to previous recommendations and current processes. The Secretariat therefore takes this opportunity for a quick update on new recommendations.
The Secretariat to the Convention in partnership with UNU and Tebtebba Foundation, facilitated a Global Indigenous Peoples Consultation on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in Baguio city, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008. The Secretariat also ensured the indigenous and local communities are represented in climate related meetings of the Convention including the first meeting of the second ad hoc technical expert group meeting on biodiversity and climate change held in London, UK, 17-21 November. The Secretariat has officially submitted a summary document of these meetings, to the UNFCCC for consideration at its next COP in 2009.
Final Report of UNPFII Session 7 (2008)
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