2013
Member since
Working towards these commitments
Secure Tenure Rights
Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples
Locally-managed ecosystems
Mission
The world's indigenous peoples are fully exercising their rights as per the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. They participate and are consulted on decisions affecting them in accordance with the principles of free, prior and informed consent, and they practice and develop their cultures and exercise their distinct cultural identities based on their own priorities and visions and in accordance with the fundamental right to self-determination.
Objectives
For indigenous peoples to enjoy the rights enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – particularly their right to land, territories and resources, their right to participate in decision-making, to self-governance and to media.
Constituencies
IWGIA's constituencies include indigenous peoples worldwide.
