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Bookmark or Share- Climate Stories | Indigenous Peoples - World Bank Group36% of the world’s remaining intact forests are on Indigenous Peoples’ lands. $15 million in grants helped Indigenous Peoples in 37 countries boost their participation in forest management. 50 million people benefited from capacity building that encouraged dialogue on forests between Indigenous Peoples and governments.
- Access to Education, Health Services, Economic Opportunities Key to ...The Indigenous Peoples Survey conducted in 2023 reveals that approximately 59% of Indigenous Peoples perceive themselves as “poor,” compared to 52% of people who do not identify as indigenous. Almost half of them think that education, health, access to clean water, and social assistance are the most pressing concerns that the government ...
- Indigenous Peoples Overview - World Bank GroupMuch of the land occupied by Indigenous Peoples is under customary ownership, yet many governments recognize only a fraction of this land as formally or legally belonging to Indigenous Peoples. Even when Indigenous territories and lands are recognized, protection of boundaries or use and exploitation of natural resources are often inadequate.
- Indigenous Peoples’ Resilience Framework: Executive SummaryResilience is the ability of Indigenous Peoples to exercise their right to self-determination, the ability to use their territory, their ancestral knowledge, their forms of governance, their internal norms, and their capacity to ally with external actors to face difficult situations.
- Everyone Equal: The Resilience of Indigenous Peoples Across the GlobeThere are 476 million Indigenous people from over 90 countries. Though they make up about 6 percent of the global population, they account for about 15 percent of the poorest. The structural exclusion faced by Indigenous Peoples have made them especially vulnerable in the face of the global pandemic.
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