Past Events

October 31, 2024

IIFB Press Conference on COP16 Outcomes and Perspectives from Indigenous Peoples and Local communities

The IIFB will present their perspectives on the outcomes of the COP16 negotiations and implementation priorities, highlighting Indigenous Peoples and local communities' contributions as custodians of biodiversity.

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October 31, 2024

Panel

Human-rights based approaches to conservation: Lessons learned from safeguarding implementation and launch of new web-based assessment tool

Join this COP16 panel at the IUCN Nature Positive Pavillion, moderated by Paul Roughan, Nia Tero's Pacific Strategy Lead, discussing opportunities and challenges in implementing human-rights based approaches and safeguards in conservation.

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October 28, 2024

Panel

Indigenous Peoples’ Guardianship: Advancing Indigenous Self-Governance for Territorial and Cultural Protection of Mother Earth

Join us for a private dialogue between government ministerial delegates and Indigenous authorities about Indigenous Peoples’ Guardianship, ancestral knowledge and governance systems, which are key to biodiversity flourishing and protecting Earth.

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October 27, 2024

Match of Our Lives | Partido de Nuestras Vidas

Join us for this epic soccer match during COP16 between global Indigenous leaders and Colombian professional women soccer players, bringing visibility to Indigenous Peoples' rights and knowledge as protectors of our world’s biodiversity.

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October 25, 2024

Panel

IIFB COP16 Side Event: The New Programme of Work and the Permanent Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j)

In this side event the IIFB will present its suggestions for the New Program of Work and Institutional Arrangements, which will contribute to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

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October 21, 2024

IIFB COP16 Side Event: Outcomes of the TRɄA World Summit on Traditional Knowledge related to Biodiversity

This IIFB side event will present the outcomes of the TRɄA World Summit on Traditional Knowledge Related to Biodiversity, an event that gathered government representatives, and Indigenous Peoples and local communities from 7 socio-cultural regions.

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