{"id":51660,"date":"2022-06-23T09:12:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T09:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=51660"},"modified":"2022-06-23T09:13:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T09:13:01","slug":"indigenous-leaders-demand-respect-of-indigenous-peoples-rights-by-un-biodiversity-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/51660\/indigenous-leaders-demand-respect-of-indigenous-peoples-rights-by-un-biodiversity-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous leaders demand respect of Indigenous People\u2019s rights by UN biodiversity summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nairobi, Kenya<\/strong> \u2013 Indigenous leaders travelled this week to Nairobi to demand that the UN biodiversity summit officially recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their central roles in protecting biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n

Photos are available <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Indigenous leaders travelled this week to Nairobi to demand that the UN biodiversity summit officially recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their central roles in protecting biodiversity.
\u00a9 Greenpeace \/ Paul Basweti<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) delegate Ramson Karmushu delivered a statement<\/a> at the UN Headquarters in Nairobi, which reads in part: <\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe condemn the catastrophic situation confronting the Maasai community in Loliondo, Tanzania. The increase in systematic repression, criminalisation and killing of Indigenous Peoples all around the world in the name of conservation and development must stop immediately. Preventing these gross violations of our human rights is at the core of our ongoing negotiations. Can governments in this room commit to healing relationships with our planet together with the world\u2019s Indigenous Peoples and local communities?\u201d[1]<\/p>\n\n

While countries negotiate a new framework for the protection of biodiversity, Maasai communities in northwestern Tanzania are fighting government-imposed displacement<\/a>, as Tanzania plans to create a big game hunting area on Maasai farmlands and pastures. This is taking place despite this land\u2019s legal and historical status as Maasai land<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

Conservation frameworks currently do not provide sufficient protections for Indigenous Peoples and thereby enable such abuses. This remains a key policy topic under discussion now in preparatory negotiations for the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) COP15, which will be held in Montreal in December.<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace International\u2019s Congo Basin forest project leader Irene Wabiwa said: <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThere are currently only two categories of protected land. Both lack sufficient recognition of Indigenous land rights and the role of Indigenous Peoples  as environmental defenders. We are in Nairobi to demand a third category for Indigenous lands and for funding to follow. If Indigenous Peoples aren\u2019t at the helm of conservation, then conservation is a failure.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

  1. A policy briefing for protection targets can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\n\n

    For media enquiries please contact:<\/p>\n\n

    Alice Mathew,<\/strong>
    International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB),
    ecila.mathew@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

    Hellen Kahaso Dena,<\/strong>
    Greenpeace Africa, Nairobi,
    (    hellen.dena@greenpeace.org<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

    Tal Harris,<\/strong>
    Greenpeace Africa,
    (    tal.harris@greenpeace.org<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

    August Rick,<\/strong>
    Greenpeace East Asia, Beijing,
    (    august.rick@greenpeace.org<\/a>)
    <\/p>\n\n

    Greenpeace International Press Desk, pressdesk.int@greenpeace.org<\/a>, +31 20 718 2470 (24 hours) 
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