OrganisationNetherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples (NCIV) >>

Expertise

Being an organisation based in the Netherlands it is NCIV’s aim is to include the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in Dutch and EU policies that effect them and increase cooperation and interaction between indigenous peoples and Dutch and EU governmental, non-governmental and commercial organisations. In this way NCIV wants to maximise the contribution by the Dutch to a sustainable livelihood and the well being of indigenous peoples.

Region

Our policy work is mainly focused on the Netherlands and in some case on the European Union, but we advocate the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide.

Reasons to participate

We are interested in the Nature and Poverty Network to share experiences form other indigenous and non-indigenous organisations about the degradation of the environment and loss of biodiversity that effects indigenous peoples and what strategies they adopt to deal with the situation.