Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

In order to reorient REDD+ to respect the rights of indigenous peoples and address substantial risks to their livelihoods and ways of life, the Indian Law Resource Center developed the International Law Principles for REDD+: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Legal Obligations of REDD+ Actors. We welcome your feedback on this working paper.

In order to reorient REDD+ to respect the rights of indigenous peoples and address substantial risks to their livelihoods and ways of life, the Indian Law Resource Center developed the International Law Principles for REDD+: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Legal Obligations of REDD+ Actors. We welcome your feedback on this working paper.

In order to reorient REDD+ to respect the rights of indigenous peoples and address substantial risks to their livelihoods and ways of life, the Indian Law Resource Center developed the International Law Principles for REDD+: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Legal Obligations of REDD+ Actors. We welcome your feedback on this working paper.

An 8-page briefing paper published by Rainforest Foundation Norway that looks into REDD+ grievances.  The paper touches upon safeguards in REDD+ and why they are necessary, existing grievence mechanisms, both national and international, and a very brief conclusion on enhancing existing grievance mechanisms.

This 94-page toolkit was published in 2006 by the UNDP Civil Society Organizations Division in the Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships.  It is aimed at providing colleagues with practical guidance and essential information in forging partnerships with CSOs. It includes examples of innovative country-level mechanisms to build and strengthen collaboration with CSOs.

49-page case study on indigenous rights in Jharkhand, India.  This case study focused on conducting interviews with informed and relevant individuals in order to assess the status of tribal rights in remote parts of the State of Jharkhand. The main purpose of these interviews was to have a first-hand assessment of the degree of violation of tribal rights due to displacement and the rehabilitation, if any.

This UNDP report presents the findings of participatory action-research into the traditional justice systems of indigenous villages in Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri provinces.  The research took place over the period of March and April 2006.  The study has two main purposes:

1) to describe traditional justice systems and practices and raise issues for consideration in
policy and legislative development that would maintain access to justice for indigenous
communities through protection of indigenous peoples’ authorities, procedures and norms;
and
2) to describe some of the difficulties indigenous peoples face in finding just resolutions to their
problems outside their village and to suggest some possible solutions, largely based on
their own ideas. 

The agenda of this paper is to examine the interface between formal and informal justice systems in the Philippines.  Tentative proposals for the future between these two systems and future projects that may enrich this forum are discussed. Overall, the goal of the paper is to enrich the opportunites of marganilized populations in the Philippines to invoke the coercive powers of the official national legal system in their favor. The paper focuses on the problems of indigenous peoples. 

Main objective of this training manual is to enhance the capacity of indigenous leaders, educators, and organizers to engage in national and international processes and mechanisms, particularly REDD+ and its outputs.

Developed to support the mainstreaming and integrate indigenous issues in processes for operational activities and programmes at the country level, following the normative and programmatic framework presented in the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues.

This publication outlines why the active engagement of local communities and indigenous peoples is crucial in Viet Nam, and identifies what challenges still need to be overcome.  Critical actions required to ensure the future success of Viet Nam’s REDD+ program are discussed.  

28-page publication on Indigenous Peoples and REDD in Asia's country participants.  Provides a good overview of the status of REDD in each country and on Indigenous Peoples legal recognition within those countries. Published by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). 

WWF publication on Indigenous Peoples, climate change and REDD with a map image featuring carbon stocks and potential emissions of selected ILPAs in the Brazilian Amazon.

A briefing paper for policy makers explaining the significance of indigenous peoples' issues in relation to REDD+. Developed by Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Pact (AIPP) and International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) (English).