ICCF and Conservation International co-hosted a Congressional Breakfast Briefing on Indigenous Stewardship of Natural Resources moderated by Larry Wright, Jr., Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).
ICCF and Conservation International co-hosted a Congressional Breakfast Briefing on Indigenous Stewardship of Natural Resources moderated by Larry Wright, Jr., Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) with four globally preeminent indigenous leaders, Joênia Wapichana, President - National Indigenous People Foundation of Brazil; Ramiro Batzin, Coordinator, CICA/Sotz’il Natural Resources Management Program with Indigenous Peoples of Central America; Ramson Karmushu, Manager, Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation in Northern Kenya (IMPACT); and Fany Kuiru Castro, Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin.
Despite representing less than 5 percent of the global population, Indigenous peoples steward more than a quarter of the world's land and seas and protect 80 percent of global biodiversity.
It’s vital, therefore, that U.S. investments in conservation catalyze deeper involvement of Indigenous peoples and local communities and that programs support and provide them with fair and equitable economic opportunities and developmental mechanisms.
With international support, these communities can work in partnership with governments, civil society, and private actors to sustain the wisdom, traditions, scientific and traditional knowledge, and customary approaches that will result in effective conservation and the long-term resilience of nature, culture, livelihoods, and human well-being.
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