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European Union announces EUR 25.5 M investment in Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests
Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), the European Union (EU) announced a 25.5 million euro investment in the protection and sustainable use of the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica, and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities that risk...
European Union announces EUR 25.5 M investment in Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests
Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), the European Union (EU) announced a 25.5 million euro investment in the protection and sustainable use of the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica, and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities that risk their lives as their frontline defenders. This new funding will build upon the ongoing EU-funded pilot project implemented by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in partnership with Re:wild, the Central American Commission for...
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...
Forests of People: indigenous and local communities will highlight contributions at First Regional Congress on Sustainable Forests and Landscapes
From April 06th to 08th, in Panama City, Panama, indigenous peoples and local communities will join the regional forestry dialogue in one voice. The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) will position its proposals and visions during the First Regional...
AMPB visited the US to strengthen dialogue and work agreements with strategic allies
The AMPB team met with representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations Development Program and the Rights and Resources Initiative, among others, to coordinate joint actions The political coordination of the Mesoamerican Alliance of...
Second season of “Forests of Stories” addresses the traditional medicine of indigenous peoples and local communities
Indigenous and local community women who protect the main tropical forests of Mesoamerica share their knowledge about traditional medicine to treat COVID 19 The episodes will be released fortnightly and each one will last between 5 and 10 minutes. The forests speak...
Global Alliance of Territorial Communities consolidates presence in Central Africa
A delegation from the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests joined the exchange mission with authorities of indigenous and local communities of Central Africa. From February 21 to 23, in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, the AMPB participated in...
AMPB launches free virtual academy to strengthen communication skills in indigenous and local communities
The Community Communication Academy will open its doors to the indigenous and local communities of Mesoamerica! The Academy will offer virtual, free and open workshops with the aim of strengthening capacities for communication from the territories, so that more people...
Indigenous peoples and forest communities consolidate forest governance in the region through dialogue
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB), together with the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD) and its Technical Committee on Forests and Sustainable Landscapes, held the Regional Dialogue: “Community Forestry Agenda in...
AMPB reaches 11 years in the frontlines for territorial rights in Mesoamerica
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) commemorates eleven years of joint struggle for the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in Mesoamerica. For more than a decade, AMPB's grassroots organizations have joined forces for national,...
Indigenous peoples and local communities of Mesoamerica present a direct financing mechanism to communities for high-impact climate action
Indigenous and local communities in Mesoamerica received with concern the announcement of $1.7 billion dollars made by public and private donors at the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC; If these funds use traditional channels, they will fail to reach the front...
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