I’ve thought long and hard about whether or not to publish this. Everything that I’ve shared, and am about to share is part of my quest to document my personal process and the indigenous process - in the case of the next podcast the indigenous process under the UNFCCC.
So I decided to share this particular podcast because its part of the process, and hit me emotionally.
You’ve heard the previous podcast where I explained Indigenous Peoples right to participate in decision making, which was during the multi stakeholder dialogue, the 1st activity of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform.
After that dialogue we went into negotiations, what we call informal-informals, and that’s where all of the sudden proposals were included in the negotiating text that would undermine the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, our minimum standard.
The platform negotiations were already delayed and we feared that not only we wouldn’t have a platform, but that the proposals would also set a dangerous precedent for the rights of indigenous peoples across the UN and beyond.
So I was asked to say something on behalf of Indigenous Peoples.
