“Full and effective participation for free, prior and informed consent should not be understood only as an obligation of States, but as a right to be implemented by the Indigenous peoples and nations themselves, according to their customs and traditions, respecting their political, social and territorial organization, in accordance with 169 ILO Convention and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Community consultation protocols must be binding and respected by States for any action related to our territories, our way of life, and our peoples.”
– Excerpt from the Indigenous Climate letter
Documenting the process
The process of building the Indigenous Climate Charter was initiated in October 2018 by 350.org Latin America’s Indigenous Program. In consultation with leaders of over 400 communities in different Latin American countries, 80 delegates from different peoples traveled to Europe to complete the final version of stakeholders’ claims during the MINGA summit. T The Non-Fracking Coalition Brazil and Latin America (COESUS) also supported the survey of demands.
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