TOGETHER POSSIBLE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES LIVING CLOSEST TO NATURE, AND FOR GENERATIONS ITS RESOLUTE CUSTODIANS, ARE SOME OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT ALLIES IN BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET. Many have a powerful connection with nature, and have managed natural and cultural diversity across the world through their practices and lifestyles. Today, however, they face an uncertain future - due to multiple threats that drive the loss of indigenous cultures, languages, traditional knowledge and nature. Tenure insecurity and lack of recognition of their rights threaten the close bonds they have with their 'territories of life' - the ancestral lands and waters they seek to conserve. We are working to build strong alliances with indigenous peoples and local communities to support their efforts to secure land rights and traditional governance systems. This is one of the most effective ways of protecting and restoring nature, implementing nature-based climate solutions, and delivering the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Find out more about our work on governance issues on page 34. TOGETHER [WITH C WWF-INT Annual Review 2019 page 46