Protection of 400 Million Hectares of Forest
Within the initiative “Protection of 400 million hectares of forests by indigenous peoples”, a global coalition of indigenous peoples from the Amazon, Central America, the Congo Basin and Indonesia pledge to protect 400 million hectares of forests, in these regions. hese indigenous communities and local communities (colonos) sustain their livelihoods from the targeted forests, which makes it crucial to involve them in their protection.
Led by the CAUCUS IP/COICA (Amazon Area), 16 organizations have joined this international coalition, including for example the Asia Indigenous Women’s Network, the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Partnership on Climate Change, Forests and Sustainable Development, and The Indigenous Peoples Foundation for Education and Environment.
It is a political declaration that brings together governments, companies and civil society actors – including indigenous peoples organizations – with the common aim of halving the loss of natural forests by 2020, and striving to end it by 2030. Meeting these goals would reduce carbon pollution by between 4.5 and 8.8 billion tons every year, about as much as the current emissions of the United States.
