A/HRC/54/31
(m) Increase the representation of Indigenous Peoples within financial
institutions, for example by adopting staff diversity and inclusion policies, establishing
focal points for them, maintaining rosters of Indigenous experts, creating Indigenous
advisory bodies and/or appointing social safeguard specialists. Include representatives
of Indigenous Peoples in the governance of GEF and the Global Biodiversity
Framework Fund to better design and administer grants;
(n)
Provide targeted training to organizational staff and incentives for
organizational learning to better integrate the rights of Indigenous Peoples;
(o)
Improve the transparency of private foundations by publicly sharing their
funding data to better align with the practice of bilateral and multilateral institutions;
(p)
Adapt existing and future carbon crediting and certification schemes to
explicitly require compliance with international human rights standards, including the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Guarantee the full
participation of Indigenous Peoples in multi-stakeholder governance organizations,
including in the voluntary carbon market;
(q)
Ensure there is Indigenous rights expertise in the validation and
verification bodies and properly assess national laws, policies and practices in relation
to the rights of Indigenous Peoples to be in line with international human rights law
standards. Ensure that projects proceed in a manner that respects the rights of
Indigenous Peoples and are agreed to by them;
(r)
Recognize and respect the value of Indigenous Peoples’ scientific and
technical knowledge, practices and innovations in green finance projects. That includes
incorporating Indigenous knowledge of biodiversity, the environment and sustainable
resource management practices into project design and implementation.
GE.23-13366
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