With the l'Alliance Globale des Collectivités Territoriales et Wiñak we are supporting the development of an Indigenous Peoples-led mechanism designed to build local, national and global partnerships with governments, businesses and investors to strengthen and scale up Indigenous Peoples-led rural enterprises, investments and initiatives.
In Indigenous territories, due to their weak integration in markets and the low prices obtained, traditional agriculture, despite its high regenerative potential, does not represent a real economic opportunity for women and youth. There is a need to support Indigenous economic organisations and rural enterprises in tropical forest territories to grow and multiply, creating more economic opportunities whilst ensuring land remains sustainably managed.
Through local and global outreach and advocacy, it will help create policies, investments and markets that directly align with values of Indigenous Peoples and their conservation goals, thereby supporting the indigenous economy through strengthening livelihoods and creating jobs.
La plateforme contribuera à établir des partenariats avec le secteur privé autour d'entreprises et d'investissements tels que les entreprises de bioéconomie dirigées et gérées par des autochtones, les partenariats de joint-venture, les crédits carbone et de biodiversité, ainsi que les actions de responsabilité sociale des entreprises. Renforcer leur commerce soutiendra ainsi l'économie autochtone en renforçant leurs revenus et en créant des emplois.
It will also help develop long term agreements around intellectual property (e.g. on Digital Sequence Information (DSI)), relationship assessment (e.g. adherence to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)), as well as natural resource and mineral extraction.
