Indigenous Peoples around the world continue to suffer a wide range of human rights violations as a direct result of projects carried out in the name of “Conservation” in their traditional lands and territories. Very often the projects are initiated without their free prior and informed consent. Many impacted Indigenous Peoples report that they were not informed about the sources and purposes of the funding that supports these activities. Based on this critical situation, the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC)* concurs with the urgent need to develop human rights-based principles for “Conservation Funders” and intermediaries for their actions impacting Indigenous Peoples.
To contribute to this effort now in process, led by the United Nations Environmental Programme, UN Human Rights experts and a group of “Conservation Funders”, IITC focused on the need to obtain information and recommendations directly from impacted Indigenous Peoples around the world. Towards this end, the IITC circulated a questionnaire focused on highlighting concerns and recommending key elements of rights-based principles for ethical engagement with Indigenous Peoples by “Conservation Funders” and their intermediaries.
The questionnaire was disseminated globally in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Russian beginning on July 20th, 2024 with a deadline for responses by July 30, 2024 in response to the proposed timeline already established by the coordinators of this process. Despite this very tight time frame, IITC received 73 responses from Indigenous Peoples representatives, organizations and leaders from all 7 socio-cultural regions, representing a reported 765 distinct Indigenous Peoples and Nations, and 8.3 million Indigenous individuals.
To review the “Consolidated Questionnaire Responses, click here.
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CONSOLIDATED QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Indigenous Peoples around the world continue to suffer a wide range of human rights violations as a direct result of projects carried out in the name of “Conservation” in their traditional lands and territories. Very often the projects are initiated without their free prior and informed consent. Many impacted Indigenous Peoples report that they were not informed about the sources and purposes of the funding that supports these activities. Based on this critical situation, the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC)* concurs with the urgent need to develop human rights-based principles for “Conservation Funders” and intermediaries for their actions impacting Indigenous Peoples.
To contribute to this effort now in process, led by the United Nations Environmental Programme, UN Human Rights experts and a group of “Conservation Funders”, IITC focused on the need to obtain information and recommendations directly from impacted Indigenous Peoples around the world. Towards this end, the IITC circulated a questionnaire focused on highlighting concerns and recommending key elements of rights-based principles for ethical engagement with Indigenous Peoples by “Conservation Funders” and their intermediaries.
The questionnaire was disseminated globally in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Russian beginning on July 20th, 2024 with a deadline for responses by July 30, 2024 in response to the proposed timeline already established by the coordinators of this process. Despite this very tight time frame, IITC received 73 responses from Indigenous Peoples representatives, organizations and leaders from all 7 socio-cultural regions, representing a reported 765 distinct Indigenous Peoples and Nations, and 8.3 million Indigenous individuals.
To review the “Consolidated Questionnaire Responses, click here.