A Waorani indigenous youth prepares to use his blowpipe in Yasuni National Park in the Upper Napo Valley of the Western Amazon region in Ecuador, Saturday Aug. 21, 2010. Yasuni National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1989 and home to the Tagaeri-Taromenane and Waorani indigenous communities, holds close to 1 billion barrels of crude. Image by AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa.

Indigenous voices shape UNESCO’s new 10-year plan for biosphere reserves

UNESCO has adopted a new 10-year strategy for its 759 biosphere reserves, set to kick in next year. The Hangzhou Strategic Action Plan 2026-35, launched at the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Hangzhou, China, commits governments to strengthen conservation, sustainable development and research while more directly recognizing Indigenous rights and knowledge compared with … Continue reading Indigenous voices shape UNESCO’s new 10-year plan for biosphere reserves

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