Strengthening WWF Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

The document details WWF's progress in operationalizing its indigenous peoples' policy through the creation of focal point networks, the adoption of new social policies on poverty and human rights, and the establishment of the Social Development for Conservation (SD4C) team. It highlights specific country-level initiatives in regions such as the Amazon, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia, while noting that the implementation of an internal complaints resolution process remains a priority for 2011.

• To implement its indigenous peoples' policy, WWF created a Network indigenous policy focal point in 2007 and established a network of country-level focal points to coordinate implementation and monitoring.
• WWF expanded its social policy framework by adopting a policy on Poverty and Conservation in February 2009 and a Conservation and Human Rights Framework in October 2009, the latter developed via the Conservation and Human Rights Initiative (CIHR).
• The organization integrated indigenous policy principles into high-priority 'Network Initiatives', specifically the Amazon Initiative, Forest Carbon Initiative, Arctic program strategy, and Green Heart of Africa.
• WWF established strategic regional partnerships, including an alliance with COICA in the Amazon (2008) and joint projects with the Forest Peoples’ Program in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
• In the context of climate policy, WWF has advocated for indigenous rights with UNFCCC negotiators and supported the priority negotiating points of the Indigenous Caucus.
• The 2008 update of WWF's policy on Indigenous Peoples and Conservation explicitly endorses the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
• Despite progress in other areas, WWF has not yet completed the adoption of an internal process for receiving and responding to complaints, which remains a priority for 2011.

APA

WWF International (2011). Strengthening WWF Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/842/5iqm7fuyxc_5_Report_on_Actions_to_Implement_WWF_s_Policy_on_Indigenous_Peoples_xvZhQtx.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Strengthening WWF Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. 2011. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/842/5iqm7fuyxc_5_Report_on_Actions_to_Implement_WWF_s_Policy_on_Indigenous_Peoples_xvZhQtx.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2011strengthening, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Strengthening WWF Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2011}, month = mar, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/842/5iqm7fuyxc_5_Report_on_Actions_to_Implement_WWF_s_Policy_on_Indigenous_Peoples_xvZhQtx.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }