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Respect, protect and strengthen the land rights of women and men living in poverty, ensuring that no one is deprived of the use and control of the land on which their well-being and human dignity depend, including through eviction, expulsion or exclusion, and with compulsory changes to tenure undertaken only in line with international law and standards on human rights.
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Secure Tenure Rights

Respect and protect the inherent land and territorial rights of indigenous peoples, as set out in ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including by recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge and cultures contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment".
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Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples

Enable the role of local land users in territorial and ecosystem management, recognizing that sustainable development and the stewardship of ecosystems are best achieved through participatory decision-making and management at the territorial-level, empowering local land users and their communities with the authority, means and incentives to carry out this responsibility.
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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.

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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.

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IWGIA's constituencies include indigenous peoples worldwide. 

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