Peoples Forests Partnership

Flashback to an epic COP16 moment! 🎉 Today, we’re reminiscing about the incredible energy of this celebration with communities, advocates, PFP members, and local artists. Thriving through connection is what PFP is all about! 🙌 Huge thanks to Pollination Foundation for co-hosting, and to Kandimaku Busitana & Patacore Group for the music and great energy!

The recent UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) delivered a landmark victory for Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, and Afro-descendants (IPLCADs), granting them recognition and a formal voice in global biodiversity decisions. This historic win means IPLCADs can shape conservation efforts and ensure the equitable sharing of benefits arising from their traditional practices. However, COP16 revealed a concerning lack of urgency regarding the biodiversity crisis. Shockingly, only 44 governments have submitted National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), highlighting a disconnect between political action and the reality of our planet's declining biodiversity. While celebrating the historic new permanent representation of IPLCADs within the CBD process, we must acknowledge the urgent need for greater financial commitments and government action to increase the agency of nature stewards. The biodiversity crisis demands immediate attention. IPLCADs communities are leaders in developing and implementing effective solutions and are shining the way for communities globally. 

Last week, Indigenous leader Tashka Yawanawa presented his people’s new methodology for Biodiversity Stewardship Units at #COP16Colombia. “When I first saw the carbon market [...] I said this makes no sense for Indigenous People. We have to destroy in order to be compensated? This new methodology enables us to continue protecting our lands.” He also discussed the power of the Yawanawá’s spiritual connection to the forest and the excitement from the younger generation to be trained as biodiversity researchers, explore parts of their territories, and find new species. “I think that if it weren’t for a project like this, we would never get to know these places,” said one younger biodiversity researcher. Learn more by watching the full panel: https://lnkd.in/gjWJTwwN #StewardshipUnits #Biodiversity #Yawanawa

#PerúCOP16 🇵🇪 Las comunidades indígenas como actores clave para la conservación 🌎🌱 🤝Junto a CONAP, compartimos experiencias de cómo los pueblos indígenas tienen un rol importante en la conservación de la biodiversidad 🌴 y en la gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales que contribuyen a prevenir la deforestación, preservar los ecosistemas y mitigar los efectos del cambio climático. 🌐En este side event participaron: Denisse Irova, miembro del Consejo Directivo de CONAP, Enrique Díaz Gonzalez, Director País de Wildlife Works LATAM, Miriam Cerdán Quiliano, gerente de proyectos de Pronaturaleza - Fundación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, Anna Lehmann, Directora Ejecutiva de Peoples Forests Partnership, y Anton Willems Delanoy, director ejecutivo de #Profonanpe. #PazConLaNaturaleza #PueblosIndígenas #COP16 #GobernanzaParaLaConservacion

Tomorrow at UN Biodiversity #COP16 in Cali, Colombia, we're hosting a panel discussion at the Maloca in the Green Zone, titled "Direct Financing and Biodiversity Credits: How to Make Money Work on the Ground and Mitigate its Risks?" Members and Leaders from OPIAC, Amerindian Peoples Association, North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance, GreenCollar, OptimConsult and Wildlife Works will be joining us to delve into the mechanisms, opportunities, and challenges of channeling funds directly to the stewards of our planet's biodiversity.

At #COP16 of UN Biodiversity, the Maloca, a traditional gathering house for many Amazonian indigenous communities, stands as a powerful symbol of strength and wisdom. Indigenous leaders from diverse regions have convened in this sacred space to share their invaluable knowledge and advocate for the protection of our planet's biodiversity. It's time to listen! Photos by Murcy Fotografía / Jeison Riascos

Desde Peoples Forests Partnership (PFP) nos complace anunciar que estaremos participando en la decimosexta reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes en el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (COP16 Colombia), también conocida como la Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre biodiversidad. PFP estará presente en Cali del 21 de octubre al 1 de noviembre. Nuestro objetivo es contribuir a aumentar y amplificar la gran cantidad de voces comunitarias que hablarán desde su conocimiento y experiencia como guardianes de la naturaleza. Apoyaremos el trabajo de uno de nuestros miembros fundadores, la Organización de Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonía Colombiana (OPIAC), que tiene un espacio en la Maloca, ubicada en la Zona Verde de la COP 16. ¡Ven a visitarnos! Suma tu voz a la conversación y participa en los dos paneles que tendremos para amplificar las voces de las comunidades en los procesos de tomas de decisiones:   Lunes, 28 de octubre, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Relevancia y oportunidades de crear fuentes de financiación directa a los Pueblos Indígenas: cómo las comunidades atraen flujos financieros emergentes para la naturaleza, abordan los riesgos y protegen sus derechos. Martes, 29 de octubre, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Guardianes de la naturaleza - Experticia generacional en la conservación de la naturaleza – Co-creación innovadora que utiliza conocimiento ancestral, prácticas tradicionales y nuevas tecnologías para la conservación de la naturaleza. En los paneles participarán miembros de PFP y voces Indígenas reconocidas dentro de las discusiones ambientales y de los mercados de carbono. Entre ellas, el recién formado grupo G9 de organizaciones Indígenas Amazónicas, la Asociación de Pueblos Amerindios, la Aboriginal Carbon Foundation, los pueblos Indígenas Yawanawá, la Asociación de Autoridades Tradicionales Indígenas de la Zona Yapú y la Asociación de Autoridades Tradicionales Indígenas de Querarí. En el primer panel, escucharemos las perspectivas de líderes comunitarios sobre el diseño de mercados de la naturaleza que apoyen planes de vida autodeterminados, honren las tradiciones y cosmovisiones, y salvaguarden los derechos tanto de las comunidades como de los ecosistemas. El segundo panel analizará las iniciativas actuales que combinan con éxito el conocimiento ancestral y las prácticas tradicionales con las nuevas tecnologías y los enfoques contables requeridos por financieros y compradores. El 16 de octubre, junto con Pollination Foundation, también organizaremos una fiesta para celebrar la belleza de la comunidad y las conexiones que se forman cuando nos reunimos y compartimos. El evento se llevará a cabo en el Café El Guayabo de Cali, a partir de las 17 horas. Puede confirmar su asistencia aquí, ¡Son todos son bienvenidos! https://lnkd.in/eBgtZJqn 🗓 Fechas: 21 de octubre - 1 de noviembre Organizado por el Convenio de Naciones Unidas sobre la Diversidad Biológica 📍Lugar: Centro de Eventos Valle del Pacífico #Biodiversidad

Peoples Forests Partnership (PFP) is thrilled to be involved in the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16 Colombia), the United Nations Biodiversity Conference. The PFP is coming to Cali from 21 October to 1 November to help increase the number and diversity of community voices who will be speaking from their knowledge and expertise as nature guardians. We will be supporting the work of one of our founding members, Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC), holding space at ‘La Maloca’ in the Green Zone of COP 16. Come and add your voice to the conversation and connect with us! While we will be constantly using the momentum of COP 16 to bring forward community voices to be heard and effectively included in decision-making processes, we would like to present two events particularly focused on this mission. Please come and add your voice to the PFP’s two panels at the Maloca:   👉🏽 Monday, 28 October, 11AM  Relevance and opportunities to create direct sources of funding for indigenous peoples – How communities attract emerging financial flows for nature, navigate the risks and safeguard their rights 👉🏽 Tuesday, 29 October, 10AM  Guardians of Nature - Generational expertise in nature conservation – Innovative co-creation using ancestral knowledge, traditional practices and new technologies for nature conservation The panels will see contributions from panellists from PFP members and other important Indigenous voices from the world of biodiversity and carbon markets. These include the recently-formed G9 group of Amazonian Indigenous organizations, the amerindian peoples association, the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation, the Yawanawá Indigenous Peoples, the Association of Indigenous Traditional Authorities of the Yapú Zone, and the Association of Traditional Indigenous Authorities of Querarí. In the first panel, we will hear perspectives from community experts on designing nature markets that support self-determined life plans, honour traditions and cosmovisions, and safeguard the rights of both communities and ecosystems. The second panel will look at existing initiatives where ancestral knowledge and traditional practices are being successfully combined with new technologies and accounting approaches required by financiers and buyers. We will also host a party on Saturday 16 October, together with Pollination Foundation, to celebrate the beauty of community and the connections that are formed when we meet and share. The event will be held at Cali’s El Guayabo Café from 5PM. You can RSVP here – all are welcome to join us! https://lnkd.in/e2tzadKb We look forward to seeing you at COP 16 next week. Stay tuned for our special COP16 live updates and news via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. 🗓 Date: October 21 - November 1 Organized by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity 📍Location: Centro de Eventos Valle del Pacífico #Biodiversity

The Peoples Forests Partnership (PFP) are pleased to have contributed to a major new paper calling for community compensation to be at the core of carbon credit projects. The paper, being launched at #ClimateWeekNYC, represents the first comprehensive toolkit for design and implementation of community compensation plans that are equitable, transparent, and accountable. Along with several other contributing organizations, the PFP repeats its consistent call for community compensation to be embedded as a core benefit of projects to rebuild trust in carbon finance. The paper, From Co-Benefits to Core-Benefits: How to Ensure Carbon Finance is Fairly and Transparently Delivered, guides buyers, developers and community organizations to ensure that carbon finance delivers its intended benefits to the Indigenous peoples (IPs) and local communities (LCs) on the frontlines of nature stewardship and the climate crisis. The paper underlines what should be paid to IPs and LCs, best practice for making payments, and how to effectively audit community compensation payments. Apart from the PFP, contributors include Terraspect, IUCN CEESP Natural Resource Governance Framework, Conservation Finance Alliance, Climate Asset Management, One Acre Fund, Ponterra, ERS - Ecosystem Restoration Standard and Renoster. Upon the report’s launch, the PFP’s Executive Director Anna Lehmann said: “This paper makes an important contribution to the conversation on recognizing communities as co-investors. Our research shows many examples where the financial (and legal) systems developed and advanced in the global North over the past 500 years are driving disconnection between people and nature. Land reforms around the world have continuously weakened community land stewardship and driven land purchases by individuals and companies, which keeps driving habitat destruction and disconnection between people and the land. Our prevailing financial system favours individuals over collectives, and makes it practically impossible for communities or collectives to raise funds or use their land as collateral. Because of this, innovation is urgently needed to re-establish the strength of communities as nature stewards. This is what we have set out to do with our members at the Peoples Forests Partnership.” #PFP #ClimateFinance #NatureAction

Peoples Forests Partnership is looking forward to the Nature4Climate thematic sessions tomorrow at #ClimateWeekNYC. Our Executive Director Anna Lehmann will be facilitating a one-hour investor roundtable on the #IndigenousEconomy, to amplify the voices of our members in conversations on human rights and carbon market design. The roundtable hopes to elucidate what practical advice is available for investing in and procuring nature-based solutions (NbS): what is working in terms of NbS investments so far, how to maximize their benefits, how investments have been structured and what opportunities lie in wait. Come and join us tomorrow in NYC, 13:30-14:30 EST. #nature #Indigenouspeople #carbonfinance