Statement

Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf on the Occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 9 August 2007.

The celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August 2007 presents an opportunity to draw attention to the contribution of indigenous and local communities to the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s biological diversity. It also provides opportunity to highlight how these communities, environmental managers with immense ecological knowledge, are crucial partners in our efforts to address the two most serious environmental threats facing mankind today: the loss of biodiversity and climate change.

Publication Date
2007-08-09