Voice of the Farmer to educate and inform citizens
Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, and local communities have long been guardians of nature and biodiversity, managing lands that provide ecosystem services valued at trillions of dollars. Despite their crucial role in global environmental sustainability, they continue to face significant barriers in accessing and benefiting from climate finance mechanisms, particularly Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), says Peter Veit, Acting Director of the Equity Center.
The World Resources Institute invites you to explore ways these communities can become key actors in PES and other climate initiatives. This is an opportunity to share key findings from their recent report titled “Improving Access to Climate Finance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Lessons from Payments for Ecosystem Services.”
A panel of experts including Minnie Degawan, Head of Intellectual Property and Executive Director of the Forest Stewardship Council Indigenous Foundation; Madhu Verma, Senior Economic Advisor and Chief Environmental Economist, lead author at Iora Ecological Solutions and Monitoring Assessment, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; Katie O’Gara, Program Officer for Climate and Nature Finance at the Climate and Land Use Alliance; and Jessica Webb, Forest and Nature Strategy Lead at WRI, will offer insights into how climate finance can become more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable.
Emmanuel Ndimwiza
