The world’s biggest conference on agreed on Friday to create a permanent body for 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 UN COP16 summit in Cali, Colombia, attended by delegations from some 200 countries.
The almost two-week conference went into extra time on its last day on Friday amid differences on how to raise funding for plans to
‘Unprecedented moment’
“This is an unprecedented moment in the history of multilateral agreements on the environment,” Camila Romero, an Indigenous representative from Chile, told delegates after the measure was adopted.
“Parties have recognized the constant need for our full and effective participation, our knowledge and innovations, technology and traditional practices,” she added.
The delegates also agreed on a measure giving people of African descent a specific role in the new subsidiary body, though initial details were vague.
The UN conference aims to implement measures contained in the , which seeks to stop the current rapid human-driven deterioration of nature by 2030.
tj/kb (AFP, Reuters)
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