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STATEMENT OF CONCERN ON REDD+ IN CENTRAL KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA: Indigenous Peoples Alliance of Archipelago-Central Kalimantan Chapter We, the members of the Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago-Central Kalimantan Chapter (AMAN Central Kalimantan) conducted on June 16­‐-17, 2011 our Strategic Meeting to address concerns and problems related to REDD+ in the Central Kalimantan’s Provincial Spatial Plan. The Meeting was attended by members of the Local and Regional Chapters of AMAN Central Kalimantan and Indigenous Leaders from eleven districts.

Position Paper of Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities on Climate Change and Reducing Emission from Forest Deforestation and Degradation Paying attention to the ratification of Indigenous Tribal Peoples Convention (ILO C 169) and adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ( UNDRIP) by the government of Nepal, Realizing the Anchorage Declaration of the Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change held in Anchorage Alaska in the United States of America, Considering the fact that we the indigenous peoples are the communities who have direct symbiotic relations with the nature,

THE OAXACA ACTION PLAN OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: FROM CANCUN TO DURBAN AND BEYOND October 12th, 2011 We, the representatives of IndigenousPeoples from all regions of the world gathered from October 10th to 12 , 2011 in Oaxaca, Mexico, the homeland of many indigenous peoples,have participated in the Second Technical Workshop of Indigenous Peoples and States in the UNFCCC in preparation for COP17 in Durban South Africa.

Indigenous Peoples Action Plan regarding the FCPF Global Dialogue of Indigenous Peoples on the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Gaigirgurdub, Guna Yala, Panama, 27th to 29th September, 2011 Indigenous Peoples Action Plan regarding the FCPF Recognizing and appreciating the Guna Peoples for hosting this event in Gaigirgurdub, Guna Yala, Panama from 27th to 29th September, 2011.

Indigenous Peoples and support organisations' comments and recommendations on the modalities for selection, activities and role of observers and active observers in the Board of the Green Climate Fund Joan Carling, Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact; Jen Rubis, Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia; Rudolph C. Reyser, Center for World Indigenous Studies; Francesco Martone, Forest Peoples Programme; Laura George, Amerindian Peoples Association; Tarcila Rivera Zea, CHIRAPAQ; Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education); Asian Indigenous Women's Network; Network of the Indigenous Peoples - Solomons

Press Statement of Indigenous Peoples Major Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Priority Issues and Emerging Challenges, highlighted in the draft document, “The Future We Want” On Indigenous Peoples’ Priority Issues and Emerging Challenges, highlighted in the draft document, “The Future We Want”  • Indigenous peoples have seen some progress in the text, specific to the agreed paragraph 21, which states the importance of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of implementing sustainable development at all levels; and with some references and changes made recognizing indigenous peoples.

IF RIO+20 IS TO DELIVER, ACCOUNTABILITY MUST BE AT ITS HEART An Open Letter from Special Procedures mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council to States negotiating the Outcome Document of the Rio+20 Summit As independent experts of the Human Rights Council, we call on States to incorporate universally agreed international human rights norms and standards in the Outcome Document of the Rio+20 Summit with strong accountability mechanism to ensure its implementation.1

Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Food Crucially Dependent on Control of Resources in Land, Territories They Inhabit, Permanent Forum Told 14 May 2012 Many Speakers Welcome FAO Guidelines on Food Security Adopted Friday; Afternoon Session Focuses on Arrangements, Venue for 2014 World Conference United Nations and civil society experts today emphasized that indigenous peoples’ rights to food and food sovereignty depended crucially on their access to and control over the natural resources in the land and territories they occupied or used, as the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues weighed options for improving and preserving native food systems, and closing legislative gaps on land tenure.

Proposal to change terms referring to Indigenous Peoples in the Zero Draft March 28 2012 The Indigenous Peoples Major Group cannot support a proposal to change all references to indigenous peoples in the Zero Draft to "indigenous and local communities" as this expression does not identify indigenous peoples properly. In the course of many issues confronting indigenous peoples concerning sustainable development, the eradication of poverty, green economy and protecting the earth indigenous peoples find that the proposal is contrary to Agenda 21 and the UN Decalaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

UN adopts guidelines on 'land grabbing' May 11 2012- The UN has adopted global guidelines on farmland and forest purchases by rich countries in the developing world, a move hailed by aid groups as a first step against exploitative "land grabbing"."They've just endorsed it by acclamation," a spokesman for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome told AFP on Friday. The new voluntary rules are the result of three years of negotiations between UN member states.

Indigenous Peoples can show us how to adapt to climate change-experts 24 April 2012, By Thin Lei Win HANOI (AlertNet) – Indigenous communities around the world are highly vulnerable to climate change but instead of seeing them as victims, policy-makers should tap into their centuries-old knowledge of adapting to extreme weather patterns, aid workers say. In Iran, which has some 700 nomadic tribes, pastoralists have been successfully adapting to climate fluctuations for 12,000 years, development expert Catherine Razavi told an international conference on climate change.

Empowering Indigenous Peoples' Voices at Rio+20 Written by Clarissa Baldin On April 2012, IFAD approved a grant to support Indigenous peoples’ (IPs) full and effective participation in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The grant will help provide 100,000 USD for several activities related to the Conference. Preparatory meetings of indigenous peoples’ representatives at regional level will serve to consolidate their perspectives and concerns for inclusion in the Rio +20 discussion text.

Tribal Farming Beats Climate Change By Manipadma Jena* RAYAGADA, India, Apr 27, 2012 (IPS) - Tribal farmer Harish Saraka has rediscovered the key to sustainable farming in this rain-dependent hinterland of eastern Odisha state – mixed cropping. Saraka, 38, is careful not to take credit for helping to turn around farming in this area, in the news just a decade ago for starvation deaths. "All we are doing is returning to our grandfathers’ practices," says this member of the Kondh tribe.

Indigenous Peoples Want to Have a Say in What’s Happening to Their Lands Daniel Pye & Philip Jacobson | April 22, 2012 Tobelo, North Maluku. In an open-air pavilion overlooking the pristine waters off the coast of northern Halmahera, about 150 indigenous people gathered for a forum on their rights over land and natural resources over the weekend.One by one they picked up the microphone, describing their communities’ experiences fighting outside interests for control of their ancestral heritage.

Eliminate GDP and Economic Growth to Create the Real Green Economy Indigenous Peoples Say Posted by Stephen Leahy in Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples on April 17, 2012 The planet is in peril 3000 scientists and other experts concluded at the recent Planet Under Pressure conference in London. Climate change, overuse of nitrogen and loss of biodiversity are just three of the perils threatening to make much of our home uninhabitable.   World leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro June 20-22 to address this at the Rio+20 Conference, 20 years after the very first Earth Summit. Rio+20 needs to be the moment in human history when the nations of the world come together to find ways to ensure ‘the very survival of humanity’ environmentalists and scientists have said. A “Green Economy” will be one of the main ideas under discussion in Rio. The idea is to make a transition to an economic system that maximizes human well-being while operating within the plane...