NiaTero - 2020 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 38
CROSSCUTTING, AMPLIFICATION & SCALING
POLICY
Nia Tero is working with Indigenous peoples around
the world to ensure that relevant global, national,
and regional policies strongly support Indigenous
guardianship, and reflect and align with Indigenous
spirituality and culture. We ultimately
expect to see mutually supporting
global and national guardianship
policies on biodiversity, climate
change, and sustainable development
with Indigenous guardianship at the
core of each. This strives to assert
there will be no decisions made
about Indigenous territories without
Indigenous peoples’ agreement and
deep engagement. Additionally,
global commitments to protect
thirty percent of the world’s land
and ocean by 2030 must also require that Indigenous
territories are intact, and that Indigenous self-governance is
acknowledged and supported by the world.
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CROSSCUTTING, AMPLIFICATION & SCALING - POLICY
In 2020, due to travel restrictions and public health
concerns related to COVID-19, most global policy meetings
scheduled for 2020 were either canceled or postponed.
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and UN
Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) forwarded key
2020 meetings to 2021, while the
High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on
the Sustainable Development Goals
pushed through to hold its July session
through video conferencing. Ongoing
engagement and discussions were
held and are still anticipated via online
platforms for dynamic exchanges,
briefings, and consultations from
governments and Indigenous partners.
Nia Tero continues to support the
work of Indigenous caucuses and leaders through strategy
sessions, policy discussions, and preparation of policy
papers.
NIA TERO - THRIVING PEOPLES. THRIVING PLACES.
