Guide on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

7Statement of the Chair of the Permanent Forumat the Conclusion of COP14“I congratulate the Parties who insisted that the language of rights and theUNDRIP remain in the draft conclusions. I know they fought hard for theseand I certainly hope they will continue to do this in the future negotiations.Indigenous peoples will continue to oppose the REDD mechanisms if theirrights are not recognized by States and the UN, including the UNFCCCand the World Bank. They are very vulnerable to the adverse impacts ofclimate change, but they are also providing the solutions to climate change.Their traditional knowledge on forests and biodiversity is crucial for themethodological issues being tackled under REDD. Their participation indesigning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating REDD policies andproposals has to be ensured. Their free, prior and informed consent has to beobtained before any REDD mechanism is put into place In their territories.It is their right to decide whether to accept REDD or not.…REDD, if properly designed and implemented can still contribute tomitigation. However, I believe that forests should not be used as carbonoffsets for Annex 1 countries. Thus, emissions trading of forest carbon maynot be the right approach.”What are indigenous peoples organizationsand networks doing to influence theofficial negotiating processes?• Indigenous peoples’ organizations initiated various processes to discussREDD further. In November 12-14, 2008, Tebtebba co-organized a “GlobalConsultation on REDD and Indigenous Peoples” in the Philippines whereindigenous peoples from Asia, Africa and Latin America participated. 7(See Annex D for therecommendations. 8 )• The results of thisConsultation waspresented at the FirstAd Hoc Technical ExpertGroup (AHTEG) on climatechange and biodiversity ofthe CBD. 9 On the basis ofthis, the AHTEG adopted areport containing a strongPART V: REDD/REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples 59