August 2021

“Leaving No One Behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract” It is with deep appreciation and respect that on behalf of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, I join this commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed yearly on the 9th of August. I see […]

Madam Elizabeth Marema Mrema excutive Secretary of the CBD, Mr. Francisco Cali Tzay, Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples,  Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity, UN agencies, Indigenous Peoples and Local communities, International organizations, partners and friends, greetings and Thank you for your time. For the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and