Executive summary

Executive summary Local Biodiversity Outlooks presents the perspectives and experiences of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) on the current social-ecological crisis and their contributions to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The first edition (LBO-1) was produced in 2016 as a complement to the fourth edition of the Global…

Key messages

Key messages 1 Aichi Biodiversity Target 18 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, which relates to traditional knowledge and customary sustainable use, has not been met. Ongoing disregard of the vital contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use—including in national biodiversity strategies and action plans—constitutes a major…

Case study map

Case study map Artwork by Agnès Stienne. At least 50% of the world’s land is collectively managed by IPLCs under customary tenure systems. The lands of IPLCs contain much of the world’s remaining biodiversity. Only 10% are legally secured.

Use of terms and abbreviations

Use of terms and abbreviations Use of terms This report uses the term indigenous peoples and local communities, or IPLCs, except in cases or contexts referring specifically to either indigenous peoples or local communities.  The term indigenous and local knowledge(s) is used except in cases or contexts where traditional knowledge is more appropriate (e.g. as…

Forewords

Forewords Convention on Biological Diversity The second edition of the Local Biodiversity Outlooks (LBO-2) complements the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-5) with stories from diverse indigenous and local communities all contributing to the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. LBO-2 is published at a critical time when the assessment of the…

About

About Kichwa villagers transporting wood downstream in Ecuador. Credit: Tomas Munita. Local Biodiversity Outlooks 2 Published in 2020 by Forest Peoples Programme © Forest Peoples Programme  Local Biodiversity Outlooks 2: The contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and to renewing nature and cultures. A…