The International Forum of Indigenous
Peoples on Climate Change (IFIPCC)
The 13th Session of Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC SBSTA
27,
agenda item 5/REDD
November 2007
Thank you Mr. President, on behalf of the International Forum of Indigenous
Peoples on Climate Change, I would like to express our profound concern
about reducing emissions from deforestation (REDD).
Many adaptation and mitigation policies and projects promoted as
solutions to climate change like market based mechanisms, carbon trading,
agrofuels and the Clean Development Mechanism devastate Indigenous
Peoples' lands and territories and cause more Human Rights violations.
REDD will not benefit Indigenous Peoples, but in fact, it will result
in more violations of Indigenous Peoples' Rights. It will increase
the violation of our Human Rights, our rights to our lands, territories
and resources, steal our land, cause forced evictions, prevent access
and threaten indigenous agriculture practices, destroy biodiversity
and culture diversity and cause social conflicts. Under REDD, States
and Carbon Traders will take more control over our forests.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on September
13 of this year and consecrates fundamental rights of indigenous peoples
which are relevant to the REDD discussions. especially Articles 10,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32.
Given the threat to Indigenous Peoples' Rights that REDD represents,
the International Forum on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change calls
for SBSTA to organize with The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues an Expert Meeting on Climate Change Mitigation Strategies Impacts
on Indigenous Peoples. Furthermore, we urge the Convention to participate
actively in the next session of the United Nations Permanent Forum
on Indigenous Issues whose special Theme is Climate Change.
In closing, we inform the SBSTA that we are requesting that Human
Right Council and The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples to monitor the potential Human Rights
violation related to the implementation of REDD.
Terimakasih Mr. President
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