News Headline
AIPP plans to celebrate International Day for Biodiversity and World Environment Day May 22 - June 5
Source
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
Publication Date
2021-05-14
The land, territories, and resources of Indigenous Peoples are home to 80% of the Planet’s biodiversity[1] and, at least 24% of the total carbon stored aboveground in the world’s tropical forests[2]. 56 percent of all terrestrial key biodiversity areas including protected areas, parks, critical watersheds, etc. overlap with Indigenous Peoples’ ancestral domain titles in the Philippines.