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6861

6861

Date

Wednesday
2026.08.05 @ 18:15
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Room

CR-9 - Group of African States meeting room
2nd floor
Capacity: 80 people

Conference

SBSTTA-28 / SBI-07, 27 July to 12 August 2026

Meetings(s)

SBI-07
Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

Title

Delivering the KMGBF Through Rights-Based Implementation: Territories, Partnerships and Finance

Hosts

Topics

Indigenous peoples and local communities

Stakeholder Engagement and Cooperation

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Objective

To support rights-based implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework by using the Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders as a practical tool for private conservation organizations, funders and other non-State implementation actors. The event will identify concrete steps to integrate human rights into biodiversity action, with a focus on participation and decision-making by Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Peoples; and local communities and other rights holders, equitable partnerships and co-management, and rights-based finance and accountability.

Description

This side event will examine how the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework can be implemented in a holistic and consistent manner, grounded in its Section C considerations, including human rights-based approaches, whole-of-society action, and the full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Peoples, and other rights holders and communities.

The event is particularly relevant to SBI-7, which will consider key implementation issues including the global review of collective progress in KMGBF implementation. These discussions create an important opportunity to clarify how rights-based approaches can be reflected not only in policy commitments, but also in the practical arrangements, partnerships and financing models through which biodiversity action is delivered.

As conservation and restoration efforts scale up, including through private conservation organizations, funders and other non-State actors, implementation must avoid fragmented approaches that expand area-based conservation without adequately integrating rights, participation and accountability. The Core Principles provide a practical reference for translating rights-based commitments into concrete implementation strategies.

The event will add value by focusing on the roles and responsibilities of private conservation organizations, funders and other non-State actors, whose contribution to KMGBF implementation is increasingly significant but not always matched by clear operational guidance on human rights. Rather than addressing rights-based approaches only as a general principle, the discussion will focus on how these actors can apply the Core Principles in conservation planning, partnerships, finance and accountability.

The event will consider how the Core Principles can support implementation actors to recognize Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Peoples, and local communities and other rights holders, as central actors and decision-makers in biodiversity action. It will highlight practical approaches to Indigenous-led, community-led and rights holder-led conservation and restoration, equitable partnerships and co-management arrangements, and finance that is accessible, accountable and responsive to rights holders’ priorities.

The discussion will also inform a concise implementation output for actors seeking to align conservation and restoration action with human rights responsibilities. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how rights-based approaches can strengthen trust, reduce conflict and support durable implementation of the KMGBF, as well as concrete steps they can take to fulfill their human rights responsibilities.

Proposed format (overall duration: 75 minutes)

1. Opening, 10 minutes

2. Keynote speakers: Indigenous and right-holder perspectives, 20 minutes

Speakers will reflect on how recognition of Indigenous and traditional territories, Indigenous-led, community-led and rights holder-led conservation and restoration, meaningful participation and access to finance can support more coherent and durable implementation.

3. Moderated discussion: Rights-based approaches in practice, 40 minutes

Participants will share concrete strategies for embedding the recognition of rights holders as central actors and decision-makers in biodiversity action into existing practices, including through equitable partnerships, co-management arrangements and rights-based finance.

5. Closing, 5 minutes

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	Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders The international community is facing a global loss of biological diversity on a scale unprecedented in human history. The biodiversity crisis is also a crisis of human rights. The loss of biodiversity undermines the ability of everyone, everywhere, to enjoy their human rights, but it is especially disastrous for the Indigenous Peoples and others who depend most directly on natural ecosystems for their material, cultural, and spiritual well-being. To be successful, efforts to conserve nature must recognize the rights and contributions of those whose ways of life contribute to its protection. In particular, the rights and methods of managing and conserving nature of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant and other tribal communities, and peasants should be prioritized. From 2022 to 2024, the United Nations Environment Programme oversaw a multistakeholder process to clarify how existing human rights norms and standards apply to private conservation organizations and funders. The process resulted in the Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders. The principles were the subject of extensive consultations with rightsholders, including Indigenous Peoples, rights-based organizations, experts, private conservation organizations, and funders. Rather than creating new rights or duties, or superseding existing norms and standards, the principles reflect and clarify the existing human rights norms and standards applicable to conservation. Overall, adherence to these principles fosters a more responsible, rights-based and gender-inclusive approach to conservation, which ultimately benefits all of us who share this beautiful planet. The 10 Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders: Principle One: Respect Human Rights Principle Two: Respect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Principle Three: Respect the Rights of All Communities, Groups, and Individuals Principle Four: Undertake Human Rights Due Diligence Principle Five: Engage in Good Faith Consultation Principle Six: Prevent Human Rights Abuses Principle Seven: Provide for Effective Remedies Principle Eight: Protect Against Human Rights Violations and Abuses in Relationships Principle Nine: Protect Against Human Rights Violations in Law Enforcement Principle Ten: Report Regularly on Human Rights core-human-rights-principles-private-conservation-organizations-and-funders

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	Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders he international community is facing a global loss of biological diversity on a scale unprecedented in human history. The biodiversity crisis is also a crisis of human rights. The loss of biodiversity undermines the ability of everyone, everywhere, to enjoy their human rights, but it is especially disastrous for the Indigenous Peoples and others who depend most directly on natural ecosystems for their material, cultural, and spiritual well-being. To be successful, efforts to conserve nature must recognize the rights and contributions of those whose ways of life contribute to its protection. In particular, the rights and methods of managing and conserving nature of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant and other tribal communities, and peasants should be prioritized. From 2022 to 2024, the United Nations Environment Programme oversaw a multistakeholder process to clarify how existing human rights norms and standards apply to private conservation organizations and funders. The process resulted in the Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders. The principles were the subject of extensive consultations with rightsholders, including Indigenous Peoples, rights-based organizations, experts, private conservation organizations, and funders. Rather than creating new rights or duties, or superseding existing norms and standards, the principles reflect and clarify the existing human rights norms and standards applicable to conservation. Overall, adherence to these principles fosters a more responsible, rights-based and gender-inclusive approach to conservation, which ultimately benefits all of us who share this beautiful planet. The 10 Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders: Principle One: Respect Human Rights Principle Two: Respect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Principle Three: Respect the Rights of All Communities, Groups, and Individuals Principle Four: Undertake Human Rights Due Diligence Principle Five: Engage in Good Faith Consultation Principle Six: Prevent Human Rights Abuses Principle Seven: Provide for Effective Remedies Principle Eight: Protect Against Human Rights Violations and Abuses in Relationships Principle Nine: Protect Against Human Rights Violations in Law Enforcement Principle Ten: Report Regularly on Human Rights core-human-rights-principles-private-conservation-organizations-and-funders

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