The central purpose of the policy is to provide a framework to guide FAO’s work where indigenous peoples are concerned. It gives information about indigenous peoples’ livelihoods, world views and concerns about development, including certain “core principles” which should be at the heart of joint activities. The policy also defines a series of thematic areas where collaborative opportunities are most feasible. At the same time, a number of mechanisms are suggested that will allow cooperation with indigenous peoples to move forward in a more systematic way.
The central purpose of the policy is to provide a framework to guide FAO’s work
where indigenous peoples are concerned. It gives information about indigenous
peoples’ livelihoods, world views and concerns about development, including certain
“core principles” which should be at the heart of joint activities. The policy
also defines a series of thematic areas where collaborative opportunities are most
feasible. At the same time, a number of mechanisms are suggested that will allow
cooperation with indigenous peoples The central purpose of the policy, developed by the FAO in November 2010, is to provide a framework to guide FAO’s workwhere indigenous peoples are concerned. It gives information about indigenouspeoples’ livelihoods, world views and concerns about development, including certain“core principles” which should be at the heart of joint activities. The policyalso defines a series of thematic areas where collaborative opportunities are mostfeasible. At the same time, a number of mechanisms are suggested that will allowcooperation with indigenous peoples to move forward in a more systematic way.
