The AIM4Forests programme is working with Indigenous Peoples to develop technical capacities in forest monitoring and land mapping to strengthen local efforts to recognise, manage, protect and restore forest lands, biodiversity, and territories.
Background
Globally there is an increasing recognition of the outsized role of Indigenous Peoples in forest conservation and climate change mitigation. However, Indigenous Peoples and territories are facing increasing pressures from climate change and anthropogenic activities linked to agriculture, extractive industries, urbanization and infrastructure developments, which are leading to profound socio-environmental changes. Considerable financial and technical challenges exist for Indigenous Peoples to continue monitoring, managing and protecting their territories and forest lands.
FAO is collaborating with the International Land Coalition, and a global platform and consortium of Indigenous Peoples and civil society organisations called Landmark, to:
- Strengthen technical capacities on forest monitoring and land mapping and foster greater participation and access to climate finance;
- Generate evidence to highlight the contributions of Indigenous Peoples territories and practices for climate, forest, biodiversity conservation agendas, and the need to secure land and resource tenure rights.
Highlights
Forests and Innovation: Spotlight on Papua New Guinea
21/03/2024
With just one click, Rabbie is able to verify whether a deforested patch of land is the result of commercial logging or agriculture, quantify the...
A Land Indicator for traditional knowledge, land tenure and use on Indigenous and traditional territories
03/10/2024
Land governance is fundamental to the achievement of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and the secure land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local...
Introduction to Forest Mapping and Monitoring Tools for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
01/10/2024
In this self-paced course, you will gain basic information about popular forest mapping and monitoring tools and understand how they can help Indigenous...
See also
- FAO Forest Monitoring and Data Platforms Team
- FAO Governance of Tenure
- FAO Indigenous Peoples
- International Land Coalition
- LandMark
- Open Foris
- SEPAL
- #AIM4Forests
- @FAOForestry
- @FAOIndigenous