Technical Report
First published on 09/30/2025
Enabling Pathways for Rights-based Community-led Conservation
September 2025
The Global Biodiversity Framework acknowledges that the rights, leadership, and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and Local Communities can contribute to sustainable conservation outcomes. This report assesses the legal frameworks and biodiversity strategies of 30 high-biodiversity countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to evaluate progress toward rights-based, community-led conservation. The findings reveal both notable opportunities and persistent gaps that must be seized or addressed for countries to fulfill the promise of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Authors: Teresa Paterson, Isabel Davila Pereira, Fernanda Almeida, and Alain Frechette
Case-study authors: Albert Maurilio Chan Dzul, Aquilas Koko Ngomo, Asami Segundo, Chris Kidd, Cindy Julianty, Liz Alden Wily, Jorge Luis Andreve Díaz, Karina Vargas, Lan Mei, Onel Masardule, Salo Nicolas, and Tom Lomax
Published by: Rights and Resources Initiative, Forest Peoples Programme, and the ICCA Consortium
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53892/JVXN6355
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This report was funded by the Skoll Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
