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The Permanent Forum commends existing small-grant schemes and programmes, since they often enable indigenous peoples’ organizations to play an active role in implementing the recommendations of the Forum. The Forum encourages the United Nations system to develop small-grant schemes and to increase the level of funding aimed directly at indigenous peoples and also to continue establishing mechanisms to ensure that they effectively reach and benefit indigenous peoples at the local level and provide funds directly to indigenous organizations for socioculturally appropriate project implementation.
Responses
UNDP reports that at least 15 per cent of GEF-SGP projects worldwide are implemented by indigenous peoples and/or in indigenous territories and community conserved areas.
Final Report of UNPFII Session 7 (2008)
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