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...

Rome. La toute première Coalition mondiale sur les systèmes alimentaires des Peuples Autochtones a été lancée au siège de la FAO à Rome, à la suite du Sommet des Nations Unies sur les systèmes alimentaires 2021. Sept États membres et des Peuples Autochtones des sept régions socioculturelles du monde ont souligné l'urgence d'unir leurs forces pour respecter, préserver et promouvoir les systèmes alimentaires et de connaissances des Peuples Autochtones, qui changent la donne au profit de l'humanité tout entière.  "Pour mettre en place des systèmes alimentaires mondiaux efficaces au service des générations...

Under the 2022 theme “Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet.”, the World Food Forum (WFF) took place from 17 to 21 October at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. In the framework of the World Food Forum 2022, a delegation of more than 50 Indigenous Peoples’ leaders, chefs and artists from the seven socio-cultural regions of the world participated...