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Turning up the heat : Solutions from indigenous peoples and progressive business to drive the transition to a low-carbon economy

20 September 2019

You are cordially invited to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre's 10th Anniversary Mary Robinson Speaker Series on Business & Human Rights “Turning up the heat: Solutions from indigenous peoples and progressive business to drive the transition to a low-carbon economy"

Business and Human Rights Resource Center

Land Forum 2020: Strengthening Governance and Land Tenure Rights as a Response to Climate Change

17 March 2020
University of Bern
Hallerstrasse 6
Bern
Switzerland

Indigenous people, local communities and family farmers play a critical role in stewarding and safeguarding the world’s lands and forests. Lands and forests managed by indigenous people and local communities have lower deforesta- tion rates, a higher carbon storage potential and a higher biodiversity than other lands, including protected areas.

HEKS EPER

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Towards Self-Determination and Democratization: Where are we heading?

05 August 2020 - 07 August 2020
Thailand

AIPP is celebrating this year's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 2020 by hosting a 3-day webinar from 5-7 August 2020.

On Day 2 (Thursday 6th August) there are two land-related sessions:

Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

COVID-19 and Public Health: Indigenous Peoples on the Front Line

02 September 2020
ONLINE

Wednesday, September 2nd, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM EST (3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CEST)

Three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses, meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans, with Ebola, SARS, MERS and now COVID-19 being examples. Scientists are warning that deforestation, industrial agriculture, illegal wildlife trade, climate change and other types of environmental degradation increase the risk of future pandemics.

Ford Foundation
Land Portal Foundation
The Tenure Facility
Thomson Reuters Foundation

COVID-19, Biodiversity and Climate Change: Indigenous Peoples Defining the Path Forward

10 September 2020
Online

Indigenous Peoples and local communities manage more than half of the world´s land. These biodiverse ancestral lands are vital to the people who steward them and the planet we all share. But governments only recognize indigenous and community legal ownership of 10 percent of the world´s lands.  Secure tenure is essential for safeguarding the existing forests against external forces. This is specifically true for forests managed by Indigenous Peoples, where much of the world’s carbon is stored.

Ford Foundation
Land Portal Foundation
The Tenure Facility
Thomson Reuters Foundation

COVID-19, Regulatory Rollback and the ‘Green Recovery’: Indigenous Peoples Raise Their Voices

17 September 2020
Online

As COVID-19 has hobbled governments around the world, environmental protections have diminished or disappeared altogether, leaving the door wide open for abuse, corruption, land grabs. Indigenous peoples and their territories are prime targets to pillage during this vulnerable period.

Ford Foundation
Land Portal Foundation
The Tenure Facility
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Webinar Series: The Effect of COVID-19 on Indigenous People’s Organizations and Local Communities

01 September 2020 - 16 September 2020
Online

This series of three webinars features indigenous and non-indigenous leaders in a virtual roundtable to discuss both the key effects that COVID-19 is generating in their communities as well as possible solutions and the way forward.

Ford Foundation
Land Portal Foundation
The Tenure Facility
Thomson Reuters Foundation

How to Report On SDG Land Targets in 2021: Introductory Session for Government Partners

26 October 2020
Online
United States

All the UN member states have committed to achieve the Sustainable Development Targets by 2030. However, there is a clear gap between what is being committed and the delivery of the commitments. For example, in 2020 National Voluntary Reports only seven countries reported on specific land targets. No country reported on the all three key land targets.

Land Portal Foundation
International Land Coalition
Landesa - Rural Development Institute