The COP16 summit ... body for Indigenous peoples to give advice on "matters of relevance to Indigenous peoples and local communities." The decision was the first big breakthrough to be achieved at ...
The world's biggest nature protection conference agreed in Cali, Colombia on Friday to create a permanent body to represent the interests of Indigenous people under the UN's biodiversity convention.
Photo: Reuters CALI, Colombia -- Countries at the U.N. COP16 summit on nature on Friday approved a measure to create a permanent body for Indigenous peoples to consult on United Nations decisions ...