Indigenous Peoples

Publications

A series of documents relevant to Indigenous Peoples are shown below. These include the FAO Policy on Indigenous Peoples together with a series of Voluntary Guidelines and Principles approved by FAO Member Nations which apply to Indigenous Peoples.

Using the search box located at the right side of the page, there can be found a series of useful documents with information on collaboration between FAO and Indigenous Peoples. The list includes publications, papers and reports that can assist in identifying and engaging with Indigenous Peoples, facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogues and strengthen cooperation.

In the face of global climate change, farmers must adapt their practices to deal with changing temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events. These adaptations must first and foremost build resilience within the agroecosystem, increasing its ability to continue functioning...

Education, for FAO, is a prerequisite to building a food-secure world, reducing poverty and conserving and enhancing natural resources. This research is as an attempt to analyse the impact of support activities by the Royal Thai Government in promoting education...

En este documento se analizan nueve casos de estudio de grupos indígenas asentados en la cuenca amazónica venezolana: étnias Baniva, Baré, Curripaco, Piapoco, Warequena, Yanomami y Yeral. Los casos de estudio fueron publicados en diferentes revistas científicas y otras publicaciones entre 1979 y 2007....

Indigenous Peoples have expressed growing concern in international forums that most development planning aims to maximize economic development and rarely takes into account the reciprocal culture-land/resource relationships that are fundamental to Indigenous Peoples’ food and livelihood systems and their well-being....

Food and nutrition tables for 12 case studies and five Asian case studies are being compiled from information gathered in interviews with key informants and focus groups. This resource is intended for health professionals and researchers in dietary assessment, and...