Policy Brief – Biodiversity Loss

September 2024

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 23 other organizations in a policy brief on biodiversity: Protecting the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to Halt Biodiversity Loss.

The policy brief notes the importance of addressing biodiversity loss while also emphasizing the role of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ knowledge in protecting and restoring biodiversity and securing Indigenous peoples’ rights to land.

See the full document below or download as a PDF.

Photo of Maasai pastoralists looking after livestock and living with wildlife, Ngorongoro, Tanzania from the Ujamaa Community Resource Team.