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IIFB in the Media
Mongabay
«With nature finance always difficult to raise and sustain, Indigenous peoples and local communities may be the recipients of the most tangible progress to emerge from the resumed U.N. biodiversity conference, or COP16, in Rome in late February.»
Carbon Brief
«At the resumed COP16 talks in Rome, countries made history by agreeing to set up a “permanent arrangement for the financial mechanism” under the COP by 2030 – a decision that is decades in the works.»
FAO
«During CBD COP 16.2, the Indigenous Peoples Unit (PSUI) of the FAO held a meeting with the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), representing all seven socio-cultural regions of the world. The meeting focused on how both IIFB and FAO could work together in areas of Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.»