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Indigenous Peoples’ Questionnaire on Pesticides and the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) has been officially launched
18/06/2025
The FAO/WHO Task Force on the Review of the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management (ICCPM) is pleased to launch a global questionnaire designed specifically for Indigenous Peoples. This questionnaire aims to gather your perspectives, experiences, and concerns related to pesticide use and management, and to ensure that Indigenous Peoples right to a Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is fully respected.
Rome Group of Friends of Indigenous Peoples
The UN Rome Group of Friends of Indigenous Peoples looks forward into 2026 joint support to Indigenous Peoples
11/12/2025
As 2025 draws to an end, the UN Rome Group of Friends of Indigenous Peoples met to analyse the results of the work done this year and look into strengthened commitment to continue supporting FAO’s work with Indigenous Peoples in 2026. 
Tapeba and Xucuru people identifying with FUNAI, MPI and FAO native medicinal plants
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocentric Restoration from the Himalayas to the Caatinga: keeping the momentum
29/08/2025
Call for joint Fora, side-events and pre-CFS events: 2026 meeting of the Global-Hub
27/05/2026

This October the Indigenous Peoples’ territory will be back at FAO for the meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food and Knowledge Systems! Don't miss the opportunity to be part of a vibrant week of events and discussions: read this call for joint Fora, side-events and pre-CFS events and submit your proposal! 

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FAO at the 25th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
15/04/2026
The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will gather hundreds of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives from all seven socio-cultural regions of the world. FAO will meaningfully participate to the discussions with two side-events and delivering a statement in the plenary.
“Indigenous Peoples are the best guardians of nature", UNSG interview before UNFCCC COP30
29/10/2025
On the eve of UNFCCC COP30, UN Secretary General António Guterres held a first ever exclusive interview with an Indigenous journalist from the Amazon, during which he stressed the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ in protecting biodiversity and tackle climate change.
UNOC3 - UN Oceans Conference
Indigenous Peoples: the deep stewards of our oceans
20/06/2025
Indigenous Peoples are amongst the best stewards of the oceans. Their longstanding relationship with the world’s oceans provided them with a deep knowledge of the oceans’ ecology and how they behave and change. For many Indigenous Peoples, seas and oceans mean life, food, connection, culture, freedom of movement, embedded knowledge, a look into innovations and deep spiritual connections. The relationship between Indigenous Peoples and oceans is one of care, respect and reciprocity. And this has also been recognised in the Third UN Oceans Conference (UNOC3) held in Nice, France, in June 2025. 
Date palm sap - Nipah
Date palm sap collection and Nipah virus risk: Honouring Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge
08/06/2026
Date palm sap collection is a seasonal tradition for Indigenous Peoples across eastern and central India and in Bangladesh. Fruit bats that roost near tapping sites can contaminate raw sap during nocturnal feeding, creating a pathway for Nipah virus transmission. This case study examines how Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems can provide low-cost protective measures, and the importance of Indigenous Peoples engagement as rights and knowledge holders in decision making processes affecting their health and well-being
Chef Mokgadi at the 2024 meeting of the Global-Hub
Call for applications for Indigenous chefs - 2025 Meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems
29/05/2025

Are you an Indigenous chef working with Indigenous Peoples’ culinary traditions and innovations? Does your work contribute to preserving and highlighting Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems? Are you keen to share your knowledge, experience and food with an international audience?  

If yes, you are the perfect candidate for this call for applications! Please read carefully the following call for applications and apply here by the 01 July 2025! 

a side event in the Indigenous Nomadic tent in 2024
Call for applications for side-events – 2025 Meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems
29/05/2025
Through this open call, we are inviting Indigenous organizations, UN Agencies, philanthropists, academia, governments, and other relevant actors to apply for side-event spaces that will be held at the Nomad Indigenous FoodLab (a Saami nomadic tent) during the week of the meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems (13-17th October 2025).
Indigenous Peoples' Fire Management
Understanding Fire as a Necessary Tool
20/06/2025
For thousands of years Indigenous Peoples have used fire to sustainably manage their lands, territories and natural resources. As ecological stewards, Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge and practices of fire management are deeply rooted in their comprehensive understanding of the land and ecosystem cycles, as well as spiritual and cultural values. Their practices have an important role in protecting biodiversity, cultural diversity, enhancing food security and reducing wildfire risks and threats within their lands and territories.
Indigenous Peoples Biocentric Restoration workshop
Restoring the Planet, Reviving Knowledge
06/06/2025
As the world faces a mounting ecological crisis, marked by the rapid degradation of ecosystems, biodiversity loss, and advancing desertification, an ambitious initiative is lighting a path forward: the Indigenous Peoples’ Biocentric Restoration Global Programme
2025 meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems
October 2025, a milestone for FAO's strategic alliance with Indigenous Peoples
05/11/2025

In the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of FAO and during the World Food Day week, the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Knowledge Systems called its experts to its third in-person meeting. The relevance of this third meeting was marked by the first time ever visit of Chief Deskaheh to FAO to provide guidance and bless the opening of the HOPE Indigenous Peoples room at FAO Museum.