This event has also served the purpose of complying with the 2014 recommendation from the UNPFII for FAO to organize with Indigenous Peoples a meeting on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) .

The rights of indigenous peoples enshrined in the UN Declaration reflect existing rights affirmed in international human rights law, now placed in the context of indigenous peoples’ realities. Parliamentarians have an important role to play in ensuring the implementation of international human rights, including the UN Declaration and related legal and constitutional norms.

Organic agriculture follows the principles and logic of a living organism, in which all elements (soil, plant, farm animals, insects, the farmer and local conditions) are closely linked to each other. Organic agriculture shares many techniques used by other sustainable agricultural approaches (e.g. intercropping, crop rotation, mulching, integration of crops and livestock).

The publication of this Poultry Farm Manual, would act as a reference book for all poultry farms in public sector including Central Poultry Development Organizations (CPDOs). The manual is broadly divided in three parts: history & planning, technical and administrative. The technical portion is applicable to most of other public sector farms besides CPDOs.

This offers practical guidance for IFAD staff, consultants and in-country partners for seeking FPIC in the design and implementation of IFAD-funded projects and programmes in compliance with IFAD policies and procedures.

This study shows that “Inclusive” does include children with disabilities such as children who have difficulties in seeing or hearing, who cannot walk, or who are slower to learn. HOWEVER, “inclusive” also means including ALL children who are left out or excluded from school.

This paper briefly considers the current situation with reference to studies carried out on indigenous peoples’ education in recent years before closing with a series of recommendations for consideration in the consultation process towards a post-2015 development agenda.

The modern indigenous rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s and the 1970s, when a large number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs),

The toolkit includes a range of case studies to highlight the diversity of approaches that communities already use to manage their own areas, and to show how these lessons can be applied to form a “global learning network” of ICCAs.

This guide shows how a framework can be developed as part of an overall IP strategy, by improving existing mechanisms or by creating new ones. However, each country will need to consider the options that work best for it and the nature of the TK and TCEs for which protection is desired.