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GLOBAL PROGRAMS & ACHIEVEMENTS
This structure was developed considering that
topics and scenarios reviewed at global policy
convenings are highly complex, specialized,
and require, on the one hand, the Indigenous
experience of those who have participated in
them; and on the other hand, the learning
process of those who will carry out the
follow-up and promote advocacy processes
from their organizations.
Through our Policy Apprentice training
program, we enhanced the capacity of
Indigenous Peoples’ effective participation
in global policy forums and in translating
national commitments into action on the
ground. Policy leaders and apprentices
participated in virtual and in-person trainings,
as well as attended key policy convenings
throughout 2022, including COP27 in Sharm
El-Sheikh, Egypt and COP15 in Montreal, Canada.
A critical experience and outcome for those
in the Apprenticeship program was their
participation in the International Indigenous
Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)’s support of the
final text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity
Framework (GBF)’s inclusion of strong language
on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, which was
accomplished at COP15.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
The program is very helpful
in delivering knowledge to
young leaders, and facilitating
exchanges. It has helped me to see
things from a different perspective,
and think about the impacts of our
actions and decisions. It has also
encouraged me to work as a collective
to find solutions to our problems
within out territories while keeping
our customs and traditions alive.
~ KEMAL ROBINSON
Patamona, Guyana
Leader of the Environmental Monitoring
Program of the North Pakaraimas
District Council
THRIVING PEOPLES. THRIVING PLACES.
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