FAO and Indigenous Peoples
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This presentation by Susan M. Braatz was given at a session titled "How indigenous peoples use landscapes approaches to conserve forests: Good practices and challenges for food security and livelihoods" at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, Peru, on December 6, 2014. The panel focused on the roles and contributions of indigenous women in landscape forest management. Also, the experiences from REDD+ in Asia were shared, linking it with the land use of indigenous peoples.
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FAO and Indigenous Peoples
- 1. FAO and Indigenous Peoples Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
- 2. Indigenous Peoples • More than 370 million indigenous people spread across 70 countries worldwide. • 5 % of the world’s total population, yet 15 % of the global poor. • They are holders of unique languages, knowledge systems & beliefs and possess invaluable knowledge of practices for the sustainable management of natural resources. • Special relation to their lands, territories and resources which have a fundamental importance for their collective physical and cultural survival as peoples. • Own diverse concepts of development, based on their traditional values, visions, needs & priorities. • Main issues: lack of political representation & participation, economic marginalization & poverty, lack of access to social services and discrimination. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
- 3. Core principles • Self-determination • Development with identity • Free, prior & informed consent • Participation and inclusion • Rights over land and other natural resources • Cultural rights • Collective rights • Gender equality Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
- 4. FAO Priority Areas of Work with IPs FAO Policy on Indigenous & Tribal Peoples (201o) • Natural resources, environment and genetic resources • Climate change and bio-energy • Land and territories • Food security, nutrition and the right to food • Communication and knowledge systems • Cultural and biological diversity • Economic opportunity for sustainable livelihoods Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
- 5. What is FAO’s work with Indigenous Peoples? Awareness raising Capacity development tools Support to countries Strengthening partnerships E-learning Technical guides Learning programmes
- 6. The Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure and Indigenous Peoples • Specifically refer to ILO 169, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the CBD as standards that States should recognize, protect, promote and implement. • Call upon States and other parties to hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any project or measure affecting the resources for which they hold rights, in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent. • Recognize the right of self determination and self governance of tenure. • States should recognize and protect legitimate tenure rights of indigenous peoples and consider adapting their policy, legal and organizational frameworks to recognize tenure systems of indigenous peoples. • Encourage participation of indigenous peoples in the development of laws and policies related to their tenure systems and calls, where necessary, for assistance to communities to increase the capacity of their members to participate fully in decision-making and governance of their tenure systems. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
- 7. Engagement with Indigenous Peoples’ in relation to the VGGT • National workshops on the VGGT inclusion of indigenous peoples’ representatives, analysis of main issues related to tenure in the countries. • Study “ An assessment of the VGGT and their relevance and usefulness for Indigenous Peoples” currently gathering concrete examples of implementation of the VGGT. • Governance of tenure technical guide: Respecting FPIC. • 7 case studies on “Shifting cultivation, livelihood and food security” and regional multi-stakeholder workshop in August 2014 in collaboration with AIPP Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
- 8. Technical guides relevant for IPs Underway: Technical guide on Pastoralism and Rangelands Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
- 9. Thank you! Yon Fernández de Larrinoa Yon.FernandezLarrinoa@fao.org Emma Jessie McGhie Emma.Mcghie@fao.org Delivered by Susan Braatz http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1857e/i1857e00.htm Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
- 10. Key Challenges and Recommendations • Strengthen capacity at national level to implement the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, including the guidelines on indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. • Government agencies adopt policies and practices that respect and protect FPIC, and civil society organizations, land users and private investors globally comply with their responsibilities in relation to FPIC. • All stakeholders continue to work to raise awareness that indigenous knowledge and traditional practices are assets rather than barriers to efforts to achieve universal food security. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
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