Indigenous peoples and local communities solidify decision-making powers at COP17

Mongabay
Nov 2, 2026, 4:19 pm121 ptsTrending
At the 2026 U.N. Biodiversity Conference in Armenia (COP17), Indigenous peoples and local communities strengthened their role in the decision-making of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), with the full operationalization of a subsidiary body within the treaty. The Subsidiary body on Article 8(j)…

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