In this document, ā€˜farmersā€™ includes those who produce and/or use seeds in both industrial and cultural seed systems in line with Article 9 on Farmersā€™ Rights in the Seed Treaty. The custodians of cultural seed systems are referred to as ā€˜indigenous peoples and peasantsā€™, and more broadly also include smallholders, artisanal fisherfolk, pastoralists, forest dwellers, women and all the communities that produce food in agroecological ways and contribute to maintaining biodiversity.

The review includes recommendations for various actors to support Indigenous Peoples in their self-determined economic development and towards the sustainable marketization of their products. The review also provides guidelines for Indigenous Peoples willing to engage in such initiatve. Those are applicable to different contexts on the ground, and include good practices, and measures to mitigate risks.

The report describes ongoing impacts on Arctic livelihoods through the voices of Arctic residents. It represents a contribution to a broader call for mobilising all relevant knowledge about Arctic environmental change and resilience, which impact not only Arctic inhabitants but also all populations on the planet.Furthermore, the report explores the interplay of traditional knowledge with scientific research practices, highlighting the key essential conditions found in successful cases of collaboration between traditional knowledge-holders and scientists.

Indigenous Peoplesā€™ food systems promote the equitable distribution of resources and power, and support Indigenous identities and values. Food-generative practices are often localized, making use of communal resources and supported by traditional governance systems. Exchange is often barter-based or founded on reciprocal agreements. Indigenous Peoplesā€™ lands, waters, and resources are often used, managed, or governed collectively as a common resource under community-based management. Indigenous Peoplesā€™ systems of collective ownership of resources and food sharing can thus support inter- and intra-community cooperation, the cultivation and maintenance of shared identities, and healthy, resilient, and culturally appropriate food systems.

This document presents some of the main challenges that indigenous women face and provide recommendations to eliminate the barriers that prevent indigenous women from achieving their full potential and their ability to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Peru has experienced substantial changes in recent years, especially in its economy. As from the 1990s, Peru has been able to recover from the critical situation of the 1980s, engaging in a series...

Thus, this ā€œguesstimateā€ may not be representative for some countries where the prevalence of disability amongst indigenous peoples tends to be higher than across the non-indigenous population due to severe poverty, exposure to violence and social deprivation.

The reports aim that these recommendations is to encourage tourism enterprises to develop their operations in a responsible and sustainable manner, while enabling those indigenous communities that wish to open up to tourism to take full grasp of opportunities that come along, following a thorough consultation process.

This report advocates for a significant shift in strategy for global food system transformation towards a focus on both human and planetary health.

The report aims to capture the potential for developing the market for biodiversity credits, without being too prescriptive about how this potential might be realized.