FAO published the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in Sardi & Kurukh, Indigenous languages mainly spoken in India today. In the framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit, the FAO Land Tenure Unit and FAO India coordinate efforts with Indigenous Peoples' organizations to translate the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests into different Indigenous languages.

Learn about the Garifuna people, a nation within nations, from President Egbert Higinio & Ambassador Cynthia Ellis! "I'd like the world to be honest in respecting Indigenous Peoples' knowledge. Look to Indigenous Peoples how they produce their food," emphasizes Egbert R. Higinio, the President of the Garifuna Nation of Belize. 

Aplica aquí antes del 16 de diciembre 2022! Thompson Rivers University - Knowledge Makers Program (KM) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) unen fuerzas para poner en marcha un programa especial destinado a fortalecer la investigación y generación de conocimientos para y por las Mujeres Indígenas. La FAO y Thompson Rivers University invitan a las Mujeres Indígenas de las siete regiones socioculturales a participar en esta edición especial del programa Esta edición, que al ser la primera, se realizará...

At COP27, countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and momentum of COP 26 in Glasgow last year, nations are expected to demonstrate at COP 27 that they are in a new era of implementation by turning their commitments under the Paris Agreement into action. The conference will take place from 6-18 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Indigenous Peoples are one of the most affected by climate change, yet are the people contributing the...

During the recent World Food Forum, the Women’s Committee held a very special 3rd birthday celebration in the Boaššu Indigenous nomadic tent, with Indigenous women involved in sectors ranging from science, to advocacy to gastronomy. Participants from around the world, both online and in-person (for the first time!), gathered around a fire to share knowledge and experiences on the key role of women in transforming agrifood systems for healthy diets and a healthy planet. The session, moderated by Soraya Sadeghi (PSU), started the session in this unique environment with an Indigenous spiritual blessing. To mark this important...