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Together with...
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES &
LOCAL COMMUNITY STEWARDS OF
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
he local communities
living closest to nature,
and Indigenous Peoples
who for generations have been
its resolute custodians, both
have a vital role to play in
building a sustainable future
for people and the planet.
WWF supports their efforts to
protect and restore their lands
and waters, to advocate for the
appropriate recognition of their
rights, and to improve their
well-being. We are also urging
that their contributions to and
leadership in global efforts to
restore nature and stabilize our
climate are fully recognized.
In 2022, our work across
continents included:
BRAZIL
We supported the efforts of
Indigenous Peoples to raise
awareness about the ongoing
destruction of the Amazon
rainforest and the illegal use
of their lands - this included
donating surveillance
technology and expanding
Internet access.
COLOMBIA
Together with partners
such as USAID, we
backed the launch by six
Indigenous enterprises in
the Colombian Amazon of a
new tool that helps potential
buyers to learn about their
products and the benefits
these initiatives have for
communities and rainforest
conservation.
MYANMAR
We expanded our work
with Indigenous communities
to build skills in mapping,
documenting, managing
and advocating for
Indigenous and Community
Conserved Areas.
NAMIBIA
We are supporting
Indigenous Peoples and
local communities −
including women, youth and
marginalized groups − in
conservancy and community
forests to be aware of their
individual and collective
rights and responsibilities,
and to collaboratively engage
in and make decisions
about sustainable natural
resources management.
By the end of 2022, 288 of 374
(77%) have started implementation
of our Environmental and
Social Safeguards Framework
(ESSF). A further 46 landscapes
have yet to commence ESSF
implementation, with 40
landscapes currently exempt or
with ESSF activities on hold.
* Undertaking a consultation to
learn the lessons - both the
In the Indigenous Peoples section,
there looks to be a relatively new
set of photos from India - it's about
resolving human-tiger conflicts. See
WW1211093 in particular or there's
a tiger tracker at WW1211038.
challenges and opportunities
− of implementing the ESSF
across landscapes and seascapes
where we work. This will inform
proposed revisions to the ESSF
that will be submitted for
approval and subsequent adoption
across the WWF Network in 2023.
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Myanmar
* Continuing to support and
improve our complaints channels
and grievance mechanisms,
with 89% of all WWF office sites
having now published a complaints
system in line with our Speak
Up! core standard. We have also
supported dedicated landscapelevel
grievance mechanisms to
allow for better communication
and engagement with local
communities.
* Partnering, as part of our ethical
law enforcement work, on human
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rights training for rangers.
We also developed a law
enforcement due diligence
tool to evaluate partnerships
with governments, advocated
for the adoption of the Ranger
Code of Conduct and appointed
a director of ethical law
enforcement.
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