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Mesoamerican delegation leads interregional meeting of local communities, afro-descendant peoples, and Other collectivities in Bonn, Germany
Context of the Meeting Since the establishment of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its counterparts on Biodiversity (CBD) and Combating Desertification at the Rio Summit in 1992, the term "Local Communities" has been recorded in...
Mesoamerican delegation leads interregional meeting of local communities, afro-descendant peoples, and Other collectivities in Bonn, Germany
Context of the Meeting Since the establishment of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its counterparts on Biodiversity (CBD) and Combating Desertification at the Rio Summit in 1992, the term "Local Communities" has been recorded in various documents to generally refer to collectivities inhabiting territories across all regions and different from Indigenous Peoples. The term "local communities" has notably increased in the last two decades, especially in the...
Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Local Community Women Participate in the II Summit of Mesoamerican Indigenous Women
More than 35 indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community women from various Mesoamerican territories participated in the II Summit of Mesoamerican Indigenous Women. This event took place from May 14 to 16, 2024, in Panama City, Panama. It was a space facilitated...
Declaration of the AMPB Forest Carbon Markets Working Group: Towards fair and transparent carbon markets and REDD+ processes
Our Forest Carbon Markets Working Group of the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB), comprised of representatives from Indigenous Peoples' and local community organizations, advisors, AMPB technical teams, and allied organizations, has issued an...
Indigenous and local community organizations from Mesoamerica will engage in dialogue with international cooperation regarding direct climate financing in their territories
Costa Rica will host a gathering of international cooperation focused on direct investment to protect the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, and biodiversity conservation on February 13 and 14, 2024, in San José, Costa Rica. The Mesoamerican Territorial...
Eight organizations of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities present their first systematization, “Indigenous and Community Economy in Mesoamerica”
This initiative represents an important milestone to revitalize indigenous and community economic practices in the region. On October 18, leaders from Mesoamerica gathered in a virtual event with members of AMPB's board of directors, strategic allies, donors, and...
Terms of reference: Elaboration of organizational diagnosis and training plan for the technical, administrative and financial strengthening of AMPB member organizations.
The Mesoamerican Territorial Fund (FTM) is an alternative financial mechanism designed by the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) to strengthen the livelihoods and consolidate the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) of...
Terms of Reference: Design of Financing Strategy for the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund (FTM)
The Mesoamerican Territorial Fund (FTM) is an alternative financial mechanism designed by the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) to strengthen the livelihoods and consolidate the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) of...
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities strengthen their unity in the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests with the formalization of their legal status
On August 11 and 12, the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) held its General Assembly in continuity with the process of its Legal Constitution in Panama, which began in 2022. The Assembly was attended by the territorial authorities of its 10 member...
AMPB led the first Mesoamerican Climate Week to make visible the climate resilience experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMBP) led the first Mesoamerican Climate Week held in Panama City from June 13-16, 2023, to promote and highlight the territorial experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest management, care and...
Youth education models adapted to indigenous and local communities are present at COP27
We've heard it already: our mother earth is in urgent need of care, the indigenous and local communities know how to preserve the environment, and the future of our forests depends on the youth. Even so, traditional teaching models have not adapted to the worldview of...
Integrating Indigenous Peoples into the NDC process through capacity development
At COP27, the FSC Indigenous Foundation, the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB), the Association for Research and Integral Development (AIDER), and Ecosphere+ convened experts at an event on November 16 in the UNFCCC Capacity Building Hub,...
Local experience of indigenous women inspires expansion of regenerative approaches
With the aim of being part of the paradigm shift in food production on a global scale, Heylin Sánchez, a Bribri woman from the Kábata Könana Women's Association, participated in the work laboratory “Exponential action: expansion of regenerative approaches through...
Indigenous women weaving knowledge for resilience
Powerful indigenous women, guardians of the forests and ancestral knowledge of Africa, Mesoamerica and the Colombian Amazon and Brazil, joined their voices at the event “Indigenous Women: Weaving the climate change agenda towards a sustainable future" to make an...
Indigenous Food Systems contribute to fair and sustainable production
Representatives of different indigenous peoples from around the world shared their ancestral knowledge on sustainable agriculture at the event "Indigenous Food Systems: regenerative, resilient and protective of the earth", within the framework of COP27. Convened by...
The voice of Mother Earth arrives at COP27
From the Coordinator of Territorial Women Leaders of Mesoamerica: We traveled from our communities to Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt for several days. Here we are, at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference COP27, with an open heart, feet on the ground, and a loud and clear...
Levi Sucre to Forests and Climate Leaders’ Summit: “Enough of agreements that do not land in the territories!”
The Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (AGCT) made an urgent call to action to world leaders during the Leaders' Summit on Forests and Climate at COP27, being held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. "The most important thing we had was time, and we have already lost...
Deep roots, possible futures: Mesoamerica arrives at COP27
With an urgent call to listen to the knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities, a delegation of territorial leaders from the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) will arrive in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to participate in the Conference of the...
Territorial governance mechanism will strengthen AMPB territories
The Guna General Congress in Panama and the Bribri and Cabécar Indigenous Network (RIBCA) in Costa Rica, will begin piloting of the Territorial Governance Mechanism (MGT), an initiative to strengthen the governance of indigenous peoples and local communities of their...
Community bases strengthen administrative and financial capacities for project management
With the objective of developing capacities for administration and finances for project management in the organizations of indigenous peoples and local communities that make up the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB), the technical teams of the...
New Community Territorial Finance Alliance calls for support of proposals from indigenous peoples and local communities
Representatives of indigenous and local community organizations from 16 countries created the Community Territorial Finance Alliance with the aim of transforming financing mechanisms for territories from the grassroots, as well as their relationship with community...
Indigenous and local communities will exchange experiences of territorial financing
With the aim of strengthening territorial capacities, the Exchange of knowledge on community mechanisms for territorial financing is being held in Morelia, Mexico, from October 7 to 9. Representatives of agricultural, indigenous and local community organizations from...
Mesoamerican Territorial Fund reports impact of pilot round
The Mesoamerican Territorial Fund (FTM) benefited 16,952 people from 228 communities in its piloting cycle. These communities are distributed among 7 indigenous peoples' organizations and 2 local organizations. The results were released on September 22, within the...
Ancestral knowledge: contributions of indigenous peoples
The ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples is an ancient heritage that the ancestors have passed on from generation to generation. This wisdom is part of their system and structure of life linked to their spirituality, identity, practices, economy and culture. This...
Strike in New York: “We do not want you to continue investing in the destruction of the Earth”
Science has spoken: there is no future without indigenous peoples and local communities. As key ecosystems reach the point of no return, and the impact of climate change becomes more visible than ever, indigenous organizations around the world have shown that...
“Guardians of tomorrow” arrive at New York Climate Week
From September 19 to 23, we will unite our voices to advocate for the recognition of ancestral knowledge in the climate conversation and to propose direct financing alternatives to indigenous and local communities, through the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund. A...
New report: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities hold vital knowledge to inform sustainable wildlife use policy
A new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) indicates that, to be successful, policies for the sustainable use of wild species must include the participation of Indigenous Peoples and local...
Peoples Forests Partnership establishes Interim Executive Committee to drive rights-based climate finance directly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Peoples Forests Partnership formally established an Interim Executive Committee and regulated decision-making with the signing of its Constitution Act in Washington DC, United States, on June 14, 2022. Announced on November 7 At the United Nations Climate Summit...
AMPB Board of Directors assumes functions in its first session
The Board of Directors of the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) elected on April 5 began coordination this May 19 in its first session, held virtually. The IX Mesoamerican Territorial Congress of AMPB elected this Board in an assembly held with the...
Leaders celebrate First Summit of Native Mesoamerican Women
-Women from local communities and indigenous territories are transmitters of the ancestral wisdom which preserves the last tropical forests of the region. -The real recognition of territorial rights must be a priority to conserve the lungs of the earth. Defending the...
AMPB strengthens regional alliance in a single voice: formalizes legal status with a new Board of Directors
The indigenous peoples and local communities of Mesoamerica strengthened their regional alliance with the legal formalization of the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB). This April 5th, the AMPB celebrated its IX Mesoamerican Territorial Congress with...
Forests and Landscapes Symposium: The contribution of Indigenous Peoples and communities
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMBP) positioned the vital role of local communities and indigenous peoples of the region in the Symposium "Forests andLandscapes: The contribution of Indigenous Peoples and communities", within the framework of the...
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