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Protecting Forests with Indigenous Knowledge: What AIR Trust Recommends
The Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is currently holding a global consultation on the draft Programme of Work on Forest Biodiversity (PoW Forests), a key component of implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This consultation seeks input on how the new global strategy for forests can halt biodiversity loss while addressing … Continue reading Protecting Forests with Indigenous Knowledge: What AIR Trust Recommends
CBD COP16’s Complex Challenges & Conclusion
The conference concluded unexpectedly when countries could not reach an agreement on establishing a new fund during an extensive 10-hour final plenary session that went all night and past dawn on the morning of 2 November. Delegates engaged in intense discussions late into the night, trying to address the numerous items on the agenda.
Tracey Whare speaks to the Human Rights Council
AIR trust has participated in meetings of the Human Rights Council for more than 20 years, primarily through sessions of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In October 2024, AIR Trust co-founder Tracey Whare was invited to speak to 3rd Meeting of the Second Intersessional Meeting on the Participation of Indigenous Peoples during the 57th … Continue reading Tracey Whare speaks to the Human Rights Council
Digital Sequence Information Poses Risks to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity
this Q+A with Air trust member katie lee riddle (rongowhakaata) was originally published by cultural survival (10/10/24) KatieLee Riddle descends from the Iwi of Rongowhakaata on the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island. She is a Māori researcher at Te Kotahi Research Institute, an interdisciplinary research hub based at the University of Waikato in … Continue reading Digital Sequence Information Poses Risks to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity
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