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harms, while their natural custodianship of the environment and ecosystems has been
unrecognized.
25. The Permanent Forum urges the International Union for Conservation of Nature
and the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to undertake, in
collaboration with indigenous peoples, a study on the contributions of indigenous
peoples to the management of ecosystems and the protection of biodiversity, and
submit a report to the Forum by its nineteenth session.
26. The Permanent Forum recommends that the secretariat of the Convention on
Biological Diversity and the International Union for Conservation of Nature actively
engage with indigenous organizations, relevant United Nations entities,
non-governmental organizations and other actors to develop a set of actions and
commitments in relation to conservation and human rights in the context of the
post-2020 biodiversity framework and the next World Conservation Congress.
27. The Permanent Forum requests the Global Environment Facility, as well as other
funding mechanisms, to prioritize support for conservation approaches that are led or
co-managed by indigenous peoples.
28. The Permanent Forum calls on States to enter into discussions with indigenous
peoples whose traditional lands are now incorporated in protected areas, with a view
to reaching binding agreements that will not only acknowledge the legitimate interests
of wildlife conservation but also recognize and guarantee the right s of those
communities under articles 8 (2), 18, 19, 26 and 32 of the United Nations Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
29. The Permanent Forum calls on international donors to engage in dialogue with
indigenous peoples with the aim of developing an approach to conservation based on
recognition of and respect for the rights of indigenous peoples.
30. The Permanent Forum invites the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples to
strengthen collaboration in charting ways forward in promoting conservation models
that recognize and respect the rights of indigenous peoples.
31. The Permanent Forum invites the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, at its forthcoming meeting on transitional justice, to examine
opportunities for restitution in the context of historic conservation -related evictions
and other harms.
32. The Permanent Forum urges Member States to reform the agreements of
intergovernmental conservation organizations, such as the North Atlantic Salmon
Conservation Organization, to comply with the principles of the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Implementation of the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum with
reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples
2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
33. The Permanent Forum welcomes the work carried out by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in preparation for the
2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages and welcomes and supports the
action plan for the International Year that was developed in cooperation with Member
States, the Forum, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as indigenous peoples
and a range of different stakeholders. The Forum calls upon Member States to
implement the action plan in partnership with indigenous peoples, respecting the
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