Land Rights at COP17
WHO DO YOU TRUST WITH OUR PLANET?
The most thriving places on earth belong to Indigenous Peoples, local communities, pastoralists and women. It’s no coincidence that their knowledge is saving ecosystems from destruction. Their practices are restoring forests, lands, plains.
42% of global land in good ecological condition is managed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
WE HAVE A MISSION, WILL YOU HELP US?
COP 17 will mark the first global review of collective progress towards the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).
CBD targets 3, 22 and 23 give us hope for a future defined by people-centred conservation and restoration.
But now is not the time to let our guard down.
This COP17, it is paramount that the roles Indigenous Peoples and local communities (including pastoralists, smallholders and family farmers, peasants) as well as women and youth play in protecting and restoring biodiversity are recognised.
To get there, two very important accountability mechanisms should be adopted to ensure governments follow through on their commitments.
ILC co-led events
time | location
18 October
ALL DAY | BLUE ZONE | CR4
Gender and Environment Data | 2nd Conference
Bridging Gender-Biodiversity Data for Global Targets
Location: CR4, Blue Zone
Co-organisers: Women4Biodiversity, UN Women, UNDP
19 October
13.15h | ASHTARAK | BLOCK 2, FLOOR 3
Headline indicators for Targets 2, 5, 7, 10 and 22: methodological updates and country experiences
Location: Ashtarak | NGOs Group meeting room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
Co-organisers: FAO
13.15h | APARAN | WOMEN DEFENDERS
Pastoralists as guardians of biodiversity: strengthening land rights and access to natural resources
Location: Aparan - JUSCANZ meeting room
Co-organisers: UNDP, IMPACT, IYRP
13:15h | LASTIVER | YOUTH GROUP MEETING ROOM
Building gender-responsive biodiversity data systems— addressing the gender data gap and women's participation for effective implementation and monitoring of the KMGBF
Location: Youth Group meeting room
Co-organisers: UN CBD Women's Caucus, WEDO, UNEP-WCMC , IIED, UN Women, W4B
20 October
10:00h | women's hub
Women's Land Rights as the Thread Linking Biodiversity, Climate and Land: Introducing the Women's Land Rights Initiative
Location: Women's Hub
Co-organisers:
29 October
15:34h | GeoBon Data to Action Pavilion
Advancing Indicator 22.1 on Land Tenure and Land Use through National Partnerships
Location: GeoBon Data to Action Pavilion
Co-organisers: ILC | FAO | WRI | FPP
COME PREPARED
Coming soon... land Rights in the Rio Conventions: A Simple Guide for Advocates
PRESS
CALLING JOURNALISTS!
The International Land Coalition can set up interviews with members of our network at COP17.
Please get in touch with Ashley at a.vonanrep@landcoalition.org for more info.
ILC at the COPs
