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Nia Tero x COP26

OVERVIEW

What is COP26?

The UK hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 13 November 2021. The COP26 summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. 
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Image by Tracy Rector, taken during a protest at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Indigenous Presence at COP26 Growing, But Work Remains

Although encouraged by unprecedented visibility of Indigenous peoples at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Jennifer ‘Jing’ Corpuz, an Igorot attorney from the Philippines and global policy lead for Nia Tero, warns that weak language on rights could put communities’ ties to land and sea at risk, specifically as it relates to a new carbon market plan.

“A significant body of evidence now supports the demands of Indigenous peoples to be front and center in this policy making, and although dozens of us spoke at high-level events at the COP, we will have to watch closely the implementation of this new carbon scheme, as references to the rights of Indigenous peoples are relatively weak,” said Corpuz.

new report from the World Resources Institute states that Indigenous territories hold more than one-third of the planet’s most carbon-dense natural forests and an estimated 40% of the world’s intact ecosystems. Indigenous communities play an outsized role in protecting forests and other ecosystems yet have formal tenure rights to only 10 percent of their territories.

“The evidence suggests the first question investors in the carbon market should ask is whether credits linked to conservation of biodiverse ecosystems have involved consultation and consent of traditional Indigenous communities of the forests,” said Peter Seligmann, CEO and founder of Nia Tero, who attended the conference with a team from the non-profit that included Corpuz. “I am convinced that the future of humanity is directly connected to the future of Indigenous peoples and their continued role as stewards of the world’s most intact ecosystems."

Corpuz adds that there is progress to celebrate with regard to the activities at COP26: “The good news is that we have more protections than we would have had under the rapidly growing voluntary carbon market.”

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Additional News from COP26

Historic $1.7 Billion Pledge Made at COP26 in Support of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

We are proud to announce our new partnership for funding Indigenous peoples, with a collective pledge of $1.7B of financing, from 2021 to 2025, to support the advancement of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ forest tenure rights.

Protecting Our Planet Challenge
Our collective commitment to support Indigenous peoples and local communities to secure a sustainable future for nature, climate, and people.


Images by Kiliii Yuyan

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Top Right Image: Nani'eezh (Neets’aií Gwich’in/Diné), Fenton Lutunatabua (Fijian), Leo Cerda (Kichwa Community of Serena)
Lower Left Image: Nemonte Nenquimo (Waorani Nation, Amazon Frontlines), Lauren Monroe Jr. (Amskapi Piikani), Nainoa Thompson (Kanaka Maoli)

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