11/10/2025
11:00 - 12:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3
, Hybrid (onsite with livestreaming)
Session with interpretation
Why attend
The session will mobilize insights around human rights-based approaches to conservation and their role in deepening community connections and reconciliation efforts. A panel of speakers will reflect on various grievance mechanisms available to communities under the redress and reconciliation process followed by an interactive world cafe.
Session Description
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) calls for Humans-Rights Based Approaches (HRBA) and advocates for centering equity and power-sharing in conservation targets. The framework clearly states the significance of respecting Indigenous and local communities and the stewardship of their traditional territories. Furthermore, the framework emphasizes the importance of intersectional perspectives and critical inclusion of participatory strategies. Historically, Indigenous and Local communities have suffered severe injustices under the guise of conservation. This includes dispossession of their lands, violations of their human rights, and blatant encroachment on traditional cultures and values. This session will provide a platform to a diverse group of participants to discuss redress and reconciliation and reflect on grievance mechanisms surrounding these processes. . The ensuing dialogue has the potential to reaffirm the reconciliatory and equity-based model of conservation grounded in human rights and centered around community perspectives.