Themes:

• The impact of biofuels on indigenous peoples;
• The participation of indigenous peoples in negotiation on strategies to combat climate change (and specifically REDD);
• The impact of the Dutch economy on indigenous peoples;
• Dutch development cooperation and indigenous peoples (and specifically the MDGs).

Ecosystems:

• humid forests
• dry ecosystems (deserts, savannas, dry forests)
• marine and coastal ecosystems
• mountain ecosystems
• river basins and wetlands
• island ecosystems
• agro-ecosystems

Additional information:

The Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples (NCIV) was founded in 1969 and is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that supports the promotion, recognition and protection of indigenous peoples’ rights. Although the indigenous movement has accomplished a lot in the last forty years, it is still a reality that indigenous’ peoples rights are seriously being violated and their role in contributing to global sustainability and cultural diversity is not widely recognized. NCIV is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, but operates within a worldwide network of indigenous peoples’ organisations, NGOs and other relevant organisations, institutions, bodies and fora, as well as of academic institutions and individual experts.

NCIV believes in a world were the rights of indigenous peoples are properly implemented and respected and were they have the freedom to make their own choices and choose their own path of development on their ancestral domains. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) guides our work. We also believe that indigenous people, their way of life, world views and respect for nature can inspire us in dealing with the global issues we are facing today.