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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Indigenous peoples shall be compensated for the application of their traditional knowledge regarding the use of forest species or management systems in forest operations.
Indigenous peoples shall control forest management on their lands and territories unless they delegate control with free and informed consent to other agencies.
Indigenous peoples frequently have limited access to crucial information about the plans that governments or development agencies have for their areas.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Indigenous peoples in Indonesia and Bangladesh have been victims of government sponsored transmigration policies and serious human rights abuses.
Indigenous Peoples are primarily concerned with their collective rights as distinct peoples, while international human rights law is mainly concerned with the rights of individuals against States.
Indigenous peoples have the right to financial and other assistance from governments and international organisations in order to exercise the rights recognised in this Declaration.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Indigenous peoples of the border zones also see their ancestral routes of migration and their ability to attend ceremonies and rituals curtailed.
Indigenous Peoples legal rights to fish and game expressed through treaties with States are rendered useless when these same State governments advise the tribes that the fish and game are too contaminated with POPs to eat.
Indigenous Peoples creating their own constitutions with criminal and civil codes addressing their needs within the context of their tribal lands.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity draws a clear picture for indigenous of issues and possible strategies in conserving biodiversity.
Indigenous Peoples have a fundamental role to play in the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and in the pursuit of sustainable development.
Indigenous Peoples are a distinct and collective population of peoples that are disproportionately impacted by exposures of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on a global level.
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