Forest and Land Monitoring for Climate Action, for and by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Date
15:30 - 17:00, Wednesday 10 May
Room/Zoom
Green Room
https://fao.zoom.us/j/92446876417
Meeting ID: 924 4687 6417
Passcode: 11867739
Background
This side event is part of the broader launch of the UK funded AIM4Forest programme, with emphasis on its engagement and capacity development for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.
There is an increasing recognition of the role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the forests and climate agenda, and this has been recognized with opportunities under emerging standards such as ART-TREES. However, their capacity for forest and land monitoring and MRV presents a barrier to this participation. This panel will launch a first reflection on how Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities can be empowered to strengthen their participation in forest and land monitoring and MRV under the new AIM4Forests programme. For more information on AIM4Forests see the press release, the website and the flyer.
Objectives
- To inform the GFOI community about the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities capacity development component of AIM4Forests and collect feedback.
- To give the floor to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and increase understanding of community-level activities, capacities, priorities and needs.
- To facilitate exchange and initiate discussions for targeted follow-up.
Speakers
- Jenny Lopez, UK
- Ward Anseeuw, CIRAD
- Guy Makuluka Mukumo, Programme Intégré pour le Développement du people Pygmée (PIDP)
- Khalid Kwawaldeh, DANA and Qadisiyah Local Community Cooperative in Jordan
- Maricarmen Ruiz, FAO
- Diana Mastracci, GEO
Agenda
Moderator: Yon Fernandez Larrinoa (FAO)
Item | Speaker | Speaking points |
Opening remarks (5’) | Jenny Lopez (UK FCDO) | Welcome and an overview of the UK’s support to IP&LC in the context of the Glasgow Pledge and the new, UK-funded AIM4Forests programme. |
AIM4Forests and its IP&LC capacity development component (10’) | Ward Anseeuw (ILC) | Presentation of the AIM4Forests IP&LC work package, existing instruments that could be mobilized, and next steps. |
IP&LC Context (10’) | Guy Makuluka Mukumo (PIDP and REPALEAC) | Presentation of the context and challenges of IPLC (forested) territories in their country, the activities of their organization, and what is needed / how AIM4Forests can contribute. |
IP&LC Context (10’) | Khalid Kwawaldeh (DANA, Qadisiyah Local Community Cooperative, WAMIP) | Presentation of the context and challenges of IPLC (forested) territories in their country, the activities of their organization, and what is needed / how AIM4Forests can contribute. |
Working with IP&LC on community-based forest monitoring (7’) | Maricarmen Ruiz (REDD+ expert and Coordinator REDD+/NFM Team for Latin America), FAO | IDEAM’s perspective on community-based forest monitoring in Colombia. |
Working with IP&LC on MRV for and by Indigenous Peoples (7’) | Diana Mastracci (GEO Indigenous Alliance) | The GEO Indigenous Alliance’s perspective on MRV for and by Indigenous Peoples. |
Moderated Q&A (35’) | Moderator, panelists, and audience | Guided open discussion on the importance of forest and land monitoring for and by IP&LC, and how programmes such as AIM4Forests can contribute. |
Closing (5’) | Moderator | Closing remarks by moderator Yon Fernandez Larrinoa (FAO) |
About the speakers
Jenny Lopez is a Land Governance Adviser in the Food, Land and Agriculture Team at FCDO (Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office) of the UK. She is part of the team that leads UK’s work on the Glasgow pledge.
Ward Anseeuw is a development economist and policy analyst, and a research fellow at the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). He is presently seconded to the International Land Coalition as a Lead Technical Specialist responsible for the establishment of the Global Land Observatory and as Chair of Land Mark (the platform for mapping IP&LC territories).
Guy Makuluka Mukumo is a Technical officer at PIDP (Representative of Programme Intégré pour le Développement du people Pygmée). PIDP is one of the lead organisations of REPALEAC (Réseau des Peuples Autochtones et Communautés Locales pour la gestion durables des écosystèmes forestiers d'Afrique – Congo Bassin). Mr Makuluka Mukumo is based in Goma, DRC.
Khalid Kwawaldeh is the Director of DANA and Qadisiyah Local Community Cooperative in Jordan. He is also a representative of the World Alliance of Pastoralist Communities and Mobile Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP).
Gustavo Galindo is a remote sensing expert and Digital Image Processing Leader of Colombia’s Forest and Carbon Monitoring System (SMByC). The SMByC is operated by the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM), a government agency of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia and its work includes the implementation of community-based forest monitoring activities.
Diana Mastracci is the co-founder and International Strategic Liaison of the GEO Indigenous Alliance. The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is an intergovernmental partnership that improves the availability, access, and use of Earth Observation science, data and technology to protect and conserve Indigenous Cultural Heritage.
More information
For any further information, please visit the event webpage or contact Ward Anseeuw at [email protected].