Joint Statement on the Strengthening of Accountability and Redress Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Conservation Policies and Practices

The statement calls for the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to convene an expert meeting in 2019 and produce a report on redress mechanisms for indigenous peoples affected by conservation activities. It recommends increased collaboration between UN mandates and urges the Convention on Biological Diversity and the IUCN to commit to human rights actions within the post-2020 biodiversity framework.

• The submitting organisations recommend that the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues convene an Expert Meeting in 2019 to examine the application of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to conservation and the availability of accountability mechanisms for redress of human rights abuses.
• The statement calls for an expert report to analyse existing strategies and mechanisms for providing redress to indigenous peoples in the context of conservation activities and their utility.
• The authors propose that the UN Permanent Forum increase collaboration with the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, specifically suggesting a joint meeting to validate recommendations and a focus on transitional justice for historic conservation-related evictions.
• The statement recommends that the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Convention on Biological Diversity develop commitments regarding conservation and human rights for the next World Conservation Congress and the post-2020 biodiversity framework, including acting on previous commitments like the Whakatane Mechanism.

APA

Natural Justice (2018). Joint Statement on the Strengthening of Accountability and Redress Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Conservation Policies and Practices. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/UNPFII-Statement.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. Joint Statement on the Strengthening of Accountability and Redress Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Conservation Policies and Practices. 2018. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/UNPFII-Statement.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{naturaljustice2018joint, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Joint Statement on the Strengthening of Accountability and Redress Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Conservation Policies and Practices}}, publisher = {Natural Justice}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/UNPFII-Statement.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }