The loss of global language diversity has been greatly accelerated by colonization and globalization. Other significant factors in the erosion of Indigenous languages are the dispossession of lands, territories and resources; repression and assimilation; genocide and shrinking ageing communities in which language is not passed to next generations.

IFAD has updated its policy on engagement with Indigenous Peoples to work with them as equal partners, focusing on co-creating strategies and investments based on Indigenous perspectives, with the Indigenous Peoples' Forum serving as the primary engagement platform and the Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility supporting community-level initiatives alongside IFAD's financial investments

International labour standards, including the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) provide an important framework for advancing a just transition. They are key for designing inclusive and gender-transformative policies for decent work and building institutions for indigenous peoples’ participation in climate policy making.

Although indigenous peoples’ resilience is threatened by their vulnerability to the negative effects of climate change, often they have been able to adapt to these changes by the continued practice of traditional knowledge, often encoded in indigenous languages and passed between generations.

The bill seeks to facilitate fast-tracking of research, encourage the Indian system of medicine, and decriminalize certain provisions for use of traditional knowledge.

Drawing on new ILO data, this brief analyses the vulnerabilities of indigenous and tribal peoples in the COVID-19 context and identifies urgent and continuing actions to ensure their access to decent work and social protection, as part of the unfolding COVID-19 response and recovery. Highlighting relevant international labour standards and the importance of social dialogue for advancing solutions, the brief also underlines that state institutions for indigenous and tribal peoples’ participation and consultation are essential for building pathways to resilience and sustainable development that leave no one behind.

The text discusses the adoption and definition of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for addressing societal and environmental challenges, its growing popularity and criticism for potential greenwashing, as well as the Green Climate Fund's development of sector guides to guide investments in impactful areas.

This book underscores the appeal of Indigenous cultural heritage to tourists and encourages responsible, consultative tourism development while meeting the rising interest in indigenous cultures.

Engagement with indigenous peoples, their land and resources, must be informed by mechanisms to involve their organizations in decision-making processes and to ensure the principle of free, prior and informed consent is respected, as enshrined in international standards. Internationally negotiated policy tools, such as those of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), provide guidance on how to achieve this in practice.

Despite these achievements, Indigenous peoples have to confront and overcome histories of discrimination, loss, and dispossession. European settlements, for example, severely shrunk and permanently altered the land and resources available for Indigenous peoples to sustain their traditional economies. Dependency relationships with states and religious institutions further resulted in Indigenous economic activities being determined within a framework set by non-Indigenous peoples. As a result, the capacity for Indigenous peoples to set their own development pathway was diminished, negatively affecting their wellbeing, language and culture.