Indigenous Rights are Vital to a Healthy and Just World: Guidance and Recommendations for the UNFCCC and Governments

Upholding Indigenous rights is essential to climate action, biodiversity protection, and global justice. The policy brief, Indigenous Rights are Vital to a Healthy and Just World, provides recommendations to governments and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to uphold Indigenous rights, remedy rights violations, and advance safeguards for women land defenders. The report emphasizes the significance of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and provides concrete examples of both Indigenous rights violations and case studies where FPIC has been respected. The authors provide evidence of the significance of Indigenous Peoples' rights to biodiversity protection, climate justice, and women’s leadership.