Host organisation:

The Indigenous Council for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN)

Description:

Globally, momentum is growing for the Rights of Nature, a legal framework based on the recognition and honoring of the Earth’s fundamental and inviolable right to exist, live, thrive, evolve and regenerate. During this event, members of the Indigenous Council for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) will share ongoing advocacy efforts to be in permanent compliance with the principles of reciprocity with Nature, which is part of the Indigenous cosmovision. This gathering will serve as a vital space for Indigenous communities and allies to explore the deep connection between the Rights of Nature and Indigenous sovereignty. Grounded in the Indigenous cosmovision, which sees Nature as a living entity with inherent rights, this event will highlight the importance of centering Indigenous knowledge and leadership in global environmental governance, and how Rights of Nature can support ongoing efforts for Indigenous sovereignty and climate action. Panelists will discuss the critical role of Indigenous peoples in shaping international policy dialogues at COP30 and going forward, and how we can build pathways towards real change that honors both our natural world and the rights of those who have safeguarded it for generations.

Speakers:

Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca Nation), Environmental Ambassador for the Ponca Nation, chair of the Indigenous Council for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), and Board Member for the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)
Leo Cerda (Kichwa), Global South Organizer for the GARN Indigenous Council, Lead of the Hakhu Amazonia Foundation
Heather Milton Lightening (Treaty 4 Territory), Judge for the International Rights of Nature Tribunal
Julia Horinek (Ponca Nation), Global North Organizer for the GARN Indigenous Council, WECAN Coordinator of the Ponca Earthen Lodge Project, and the Plains Organizer for Movement Rights
Other Indigenous Rights of Nature speakers from Brazil and South America TBD.

Languages:

English Español

Host organisation:

International Funders for Indigenous Peoples

Description:

Indigenous Peoples are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, protecting ecosystems and biodiversity that are essential for global resilience. Yet, despite their central role, they receive only a fraction of global climate finance, much of which is delivered through rigid, top-down models that exclude Indigenous leadership and priorities. Indigenous-Led Funds (ILFs) offer a transformative alternative. Grounded in Indigenous values and governance, ILFs ensure that resources are distributed directly, flexibly, and equitably to communities most impacted by climate change. They embody transparency, accountability, and trust, while advancing locally driven solutions that strengthen resilience, adaptation, and biodiversity protection. This initiative seeks to: Advance equity and justice in climate finance by challenging systemic barriers and addressing the historic underfunding of Indigenous communities. Elevate Indigenous leadership and governance in climate solutions through ILFs. Mobilize funders and policymakers to commit to direct, flexible financing for ILFs as a pathway to just and sustainable climate solutions. By convening funders and Indigenous leaders, producing evidence-based research, and amplifying Indigenous voices on global platforms, this work will build recognition of ILFs as central actors in climate justice. The expected outcomes include stronger partnerships, increased direct funding flows, and systemic reforms in climate finance that prioritize Indigenous knowledge and self-determination. The long-term vision is a reimagined climate finance system where Indigenous Peoples, through their own funds and governance, lead equitable, sustainable, and just climate solutions that benefit both their communities and the planet.

Speakers:

Potential Partners: IFIP, Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA)( TBD) and Ford Foundation (TBD) and Speaker Include Ereto Fund, Agroecological Fund of the Yucatan and Andes Fund, Fundo Ruti (TBD)

Moderator: Chanda Thapa

Speakers:

Relmu Ñamku, 

Sebastião 

Valéria Paye,

Speaker from FIMI (TBC)

Languages:

English Português Español

Host organisation:

International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests

Description:

This side event will center the lived realities of Indigenous Peoples from the seven socio-cultural regions, offering powerful examples on how their identities, cultures, and territories are directly connected to biodiversity and climate resilience. It will provide a platform for Indigenous Peoples to share their stories of safeguarding ecosystems and transmitting knowledge across generations. By amplifying these experiences, the session will reaffirm the importance of Indigenous voices in shaping both biodiversity and climate agendas.

Speakers:

Moderator: Edan Kaptoyo

Tarcila Rivera Chiarapag Peru
Faith Nataya
Ms.Dewelle Dia Sahel
Ms. Jean Mary Tjiohimba- South Africa
ASIA TBS

Halima Abdikadir TBC

Language:

English Español Français

Host organisation:

UNISSONS-NOUS POUR LA PROMOTION DES BATWA (UNIPROBA)

Description:

Lors de la participation à la COP30, l'UNIPROBA organisera et animera un événement parallèle sur un thème spécifique (cfr titre de l'événement). Pendant l'animation de cet événement, il y aura un panel composé des délégués de l'UNIPROBA elle-même, des représentants d'autres organisations autochtones régionales et d'autres organisations qui s'intéressent sur les questions foncières des autochtones, surtout en Afrique.

During COP30, UNIPROBA will organise and host a side event on a specific theme (see event title). During the event, there will be a panel composed of delegates from UNIPROBA itself, representatives from other regional indigenous organisations and other organisations interested in indigenous land issues, particularly in Africa.

Speakers:

Délégation de l’UNIPROBA
Un délégué du Comité de Coordinations des Peuples Autochtones d’Afrique (IPACC)
Un délégué du Réseau des Populations Autochtones et Locales pour la gestion durable des Ecosystèmes forestiers d’Afrique Centrale (REPALEAC)
Un délégué de la Coalition Internationale pour l’accès à la terre en Afrique (ILC-Afrique)
Un membre de la délégation burundaise, au sein du Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Agriculture et de l’Elevage

Languages:

English Français

Host organisation:

Comisión Nacional de Territorios Indígenas -CNTI; Tenure Facility – TF

Description:

Para los Pueblos Indígenas, el territorio es un ser vivo: un entramado espiritual, cultural y ecológico del cual hacemos parte y que debemos cuidar para sostener el equilibrio de la vida en el planeta. Nuestra permanencia en los territorios ha sido, históricamente, una de las formas más eficaces de protección de los bosques, el agua y la biodiversidad.
En Colombia, más del 50 % de los bosques del país se conservan dentro de territorios colectivos indígenas. En la cuenca amazónica, múltiples estudios demuestran que los territorios indígenas titulados y demarcados presentan mejores índices de conservación y menores tasas de deforestación que las áreas sin reconocimiento legal. Esta protección territorial sostiene los ciclos del agua, limita la pérdida de biodiversidad y contribuye significativamente a la mitigación y adaptación frente al cambio climático a escala regional y global.
Sin embargo, nuestros territorios continúan siendo tratados como fuentes de valor económico en el mercado global de naturaleza y carbono, mientras el reconocimiento de nuestros derechos sigue siendo postergado. Esta visión fragmentada invisibiliza el papel de los Pueblos Indígenas como actores centrales en la acción climática y la conservación del planeta.
Los derechos territoriales son acción climática. Sin identificación, demarcación, titulación, regularización y protección jurídica efectiva, no habrá bosques ni ecosistemas capaces de sostener el equilibrio climático. Asegurar su defensa y protección es una estrategia integral para enfrentar las crisis interconectadas de biodiversidad, clima, suelos, agua y alimentación.
En este contexto, el evento propone un diálogo entre liderazgos indígenas de diversas regiones para compartir experiencias y estrategias en torno a la demarcacion y proteccion de los territorios, la defensa de la vida y la justicia climática.
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Speakers:

Ricardo Camilo Niño Izquierdo Líder Arhuaco – secretario técnico de la Comisión Nacional de Territorios Indígenas (CNTI), Colombia  

Dinamam Tuxá – Representantes de la Articulación de los Pueblos Indígenas de Brasil (APIB) O Kleber Karipuna (APIB / COIAB, Brasil) Referentes en políticas de demarcação de terras indígenas en Brasil; articulador con el Ministerio dos Povos Indígenas y con el movimiento de base de la COIAB.

Patricia Suárez - Organización Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonía Colombiana OPIAC)

Sonia Guajajara (Ministra dos Povos Indígenas de Brasil)
  Si el evento permite participación de gobierno, su presencia sería simbólicamente muy potente: ha defendido la demarcación como política climática estructural.

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (Chad, AFPAT) - Perspectiva de mapeo participativo y cambio climático

Nonette Royo -Directora Ejecutiva – The Tenure Facility Experta global en financiamiento directo para la demarcación de territorios indígenas y reformas legales de tenencia colectiva en más de 20 países.

Languages:

Español Português English

Host organisation:

REPALEAC with RRI, CLARIFIE, IPACC, GATC

Description:

Les forêts d’Afrique centrale, en particulier celles du Bassin du Congo, représentent le deuxième poumon vert de la planète après l’Amazonie. Elles abritent une biodiversité exceptionnelle et jouent un rôle crucial dans la régulation du climat mondial. Cependant, ces forêts et les Peuples Autochtones et communautés locales (PA&CL) qui y vivent font face à une double menace :

● la déforestation et la dégradation des écosystèmes causées par des activités extractives non durables, et

● l’exclusion systémique de ces communautés des mécanismes de financement climatique et des décisions qui concernent leurs territoires.

Le Réseau des Peuples Autochtones et Communautés Locales pour la Gestion Durable des Écosystèmes Forestiers d’Afrique Centrale (REPALEAC), présent dans dix pays d’Afrique Centrale, a conçu le Fonds Territorial du REPALEAC comme un instrument de financement direct, flexible et culturellement adapté, permettant aux peuples autochtones et communautés locales d’accéder eux-mêmes aux ressources financières pour protéger leurs forêts et renforcer leur résilience.

Ce fonds s’inscrit dans la vision REPALEAC 2030 : “Sécuriser les droits, les moyens de subsistance et les économies locales”, en alignement avec les priorités de la Déclaration de Brazzaville (2022), du Cadre mondial pour la biodiversité de Kunming-Montréal, et des objectifs du Fonds Vert pour le Climat sur l’accès direct.

Speakers:

Leaders autochtones et représentants communautaires d’Afrique centrale

Institutions financières internationales (FVC, CIF, BAD, etc.)

Gouvernements et points focaux climat des pays du Bassin du Congo

Partenaires techniques et ONG (RRI, CLARIFIE, WWF, Rainforest Foundation, etc.)

Chercheurs, médias, et société civile

Languages:

Français English

Host organisation:

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Engagement Forum

Description:

This interactive consultation invites feedback from Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and stakeholders on the Forum’s Carbon Markets Engagement Strategy. While the Forum holds a neutral position on participation in carbon markets, it seeks to ensure that, where communities choose to engage, their rights, interests, and principles of self-determination are fully respected and protected. The Strategy aims to empower both Indigenous Peoples and local communities to participate as equal partners and decision-makers rather than beneficiaries.

Described as a “living” Strategy, it is designed to evolve through continuous dialogue, reflection, and collaboration with the Peoples it represents—adapting to new insights and realities over time.

During the consultation, participants will share reflections, identify missing priorities, and shape the next phase of implementation—particularly in areas such as removing barriers to market entry, capacity building and self-strengthening, benefit-sharing, grievance mechanisms, and integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Customary governance.

Insights gathered at COP30 will inform the Strategy’s refinement and deepen collaboration among communities, governments, corporate actors, and standards bodies. Ultimately, the session seeks to advance integrity, equity, and Indigenous leadership across the global carbon market landscape.

Speakers:

Onel Masardule, Forum Co-Chair and

Francisco Souza, CI/ICVCM Board Member

Languages:

Español English

Host organisation:

Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples

Description:

Indigenous Peoples are often left behind in national and global just transition dialogues, despite being among the most affected by the climate crisis. Too often, energy transition plans exclude Indigenous voices and overlook the solutions already being built within communities. Yet Indigenous Peoples are now speaking up to show that they are not only protectors of lands and territories but also innovators of real climate solutions. Through Indigenous-led renewable energy systems—ranging from solar based solutions to community-owned micro-hydropower—Indigenous communities are advancing clean energy access, strengthening self-determination, and protecting ecosystems. These initiatives demonstrate that just transitions must center Indigenous Peoples. This session, organized by the Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples (REP), will highlight success stories from different socio-cultural regions while confronting the pressing challenge: how to secure financial and technical support to replicate and scale up these community-driven solutions. By amplifying Indigenous voices and experiences, the event will call on governments, donors, and allies to support rights-based, Indigenous-led pathways for renewable energy and climate justice.

Speakers:

• IP-Led RE Systems: REP
• Micro-hydro-Malaysia
• Mini-hydro- Honduras AREWA
• Solar-pump-Cambodia
• Solar PV systems-Kenya/DRC
• Moderator: Representative, Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples (REP).

Languages:

English Español

Host organisation:

Common Threads

Description:

To showcase how First Nations and Pacific peoples are leading climate action through cultural knowledge, governance, and solidarity. The event will highlight the deep interconnections between Country, culture, and community resilience, and call for Indigenous leadership to be recognised as central to global climate solutions.

Speakers:

Larissa Baldwin Roberts

Tamika Sadler

Joesph Sikulu

Tiana Jackicevich

Host organisation:

Humanity and Nature Indigenous  Women's Association Inc PAPUA  NEW GUINEA

Description:

We are, Maryanne Rimbao and coalition members of the Action Network on Forced Displacement – Women as Agents for Change, presenting at the Indigenous Pavilion under the theme Rooted in Resilience: Indigenous Women Leading Climate Justice and Just Transition Amidst Displacement.This session uplifts Indigenous women’s leadership in climate justice and gender-responsive just transition strategies. Supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ, UN Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), and UNHCR—the UN Refugee Agency—the Action Network works to ensure Indigenous women are seen, heard, and resourced to thrive amidst climate-induced and culturally rooted displacement.We stand together to advance justice, co-governance, and resilience in global policy spaces.

Speakers:

Maryanne Rimbao, Founder & Director, Humanity and Nature Indigenous Women’s Association (Papua New Guinea) Action Network Member
Manal Bidar, Founder, Moroccan Regional Youth Governments Initiative; Communications Coordinator, Water Youth Network (Morocco), Action Network Member

Anila Noor , Founder and Director, New Women Connectors, Action Network Member & Spokesperson

Language:

English

Host organisation:

Kawthoolei Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation Commitee (KNRECC)

Description:

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are the cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, enabling countries to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. While NDCs are vital for global progress, their development has often been top-down, with limited inclusion of local and Indigenous perspectives. This gap can undermine effectiveness and increase risks for vulnerable communities. Across Asia innovative approaches are emerging to bridge this gap. One example is the Kawthoolei Climate Action Plan (K-CAP), initiated by Karen Indigenous People in Myanmar. K-CAP sets localized climate targets to reduce 17,500 tCO₂e and improve resilience for 1.8 million people making it the first sub-national NDC led by Indigenous Peoples, independent of the national government’s NDC. 

This session will bring together regional leaders, practitioners, and advocates to share experiences on resilience and NDC implementation at both national and sub-national levels. By drawing on diverse contexts, including community-led initiatives such as K-CAP, the discussion aims to strengthen collaboration and identify practical strategies for inclusive climate action. The event will highlight innovative approaches that integrate local priorities into national climate frameworks, deepen understanding of inclusive resilience, and generate actionable recommendations for embedding local perspectives into NDC processes.

Climate change knows no borders. By connecting experiences from national strategies to community-led plans, we can accelerate progress toward a resilient Asia and beyond.

Speakers:

Representatives of Karen Indigenous People from Myanmar

Leaders, practitioners, and advocates from Asia

Language:

English: