United Nations and indigenous peoples work together for our planet

Taking place shortly before a new international biodiversity agenda is set for the next decade, the IUCN World Conservation Congress has been an opportune time to ensure that all knowledge systems are effectively taken into consideration and engaged in halting the loss of biodiversity while tackling climate change. 

The thematic event on the United Nations and the Mobilisation of Indigenous and Local Knowledge, co-organised by UNESCO’s Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems programme and the Commission for Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, was part of the global quadrennial congress organised by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, run from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille, France. 

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