Message from Achim Steiner on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (Nairobi, 9 August 2011)
The inextricable link between cultural and linguistic diversity and biodiversity is today celebrated on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples under the theme "Indigenous Designs: Celebrating Stories and Cultures, Crafting our own Futures".
This link is underlined by the fact that the 17 most biologically rich countries, home to more than two-thirds of the Earth's biological resources, are also the traditional territories of most of the world's indigenous peoples. > > >
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Climate Justice for Sustainable Peace in Africa: Interfaith - meeting hosted at UNEP headquarter on 7+8th June 2011
A message from African faith leaders to the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), from 29 November – 9 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa.
UN-Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its 10th Session at UNHQ in New York
UNEP held a side event "Green Economy report and and indigenous peoples and local communities: a dialogue towards new opportunities" at the 10th session of the UN-PFII
Major Groups and Stakeholders Engagement on International Environmental Governance (IEG) 2010
UNEP has a rich history assisting governments in obtaining environmental information for decision-making, enhancing global and regional environmental cooperation, developing and applying national and international environmental law, advancing national and regional implementation of environmental objectives, and bridging major groups and governments in policy development and implementation processes. > > >Read More
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