Lima Declaration For the Life of the Mother Nature and Humankind

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LatinAmericanSummitIIClimateChangeanditsImpactonIndigenousPeoples:PostCopenhagen

Lima,January25 26,2010

LimaDeclarationFortheLifeoftheMotherNatureandHumankind

TheparticipantsattheLatinAmericanSummitIIonClimateChangeanditsImpactonIndigenous

Peoples:Post

Copenhagen,

gathered

in

Lima,

Peru

on

January

25

and

26,

2010,

having

engaged

in

effortstoanalyzetheresultsoftheCopenhagenmeetingandourparticipation:

Recognizing that we, the Indigenous Peoples have an inherent right to sovereignty, selfdetermination,andautonomy,withfulldecisionmakingcapacityindeterminingeconomic,social,cultural, and environmental policies that ensure our welfare as peoples and recognize ourindividual and collective rights to lands and territories, natural resources, biodiversity andintellectualproperty;

RecognizingthatindigenouswomenandmenareparticipatingasprotagonistsintheworkforfullrecognitionoftherightsofIndigenousPeoples,andthatwehavetraditionallyassumedarolein

the

preservation

of

the

natural

and

cultural

heritage

of

our

peoples

and

in

food

production

in

our

communities;

Consideringthatwe,the IndigenousPeoples,continuetobeaffectedbythe impactsofclimatechange, in particular global warming, which adversely and unequally affect our territories,disruptingwaysof life,health,culture, theeconomy,water resources,andnatural resources ingeneral,aboveallthelifeofpeoples;

Affirming that the impact of climate change includes the food security crisis, disease, loss oftraditionalknowledgeandpractices,theunderminingofourownorganizationalandgovernmentstructures, thereby upsetting the balance of ecological, socioeconomic and spiritual

relationships;

ReaffirmingtheagreementsenteredintobytheStatepartiesandotherrelevantstakeholdersinestablishingthecurrentnormative legalframeworkonrights,which includeresolutions,specificrecommendations,anddeclarationsthatguaranteerespectfortherightsofourpeoples;

Concerned thatdespitetheprinciplesof theUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChangeandtheKyotoProtocol,setforthintheirpreambleparagraphsregardingtheneedforcivilsociety to play an active role, nonetheless the full and effective participation of IndigenousPeopleshasnotbeenconsideredindiscussions,planning,andimplementationofactionstoallowustostrengthenourownsystemsandancestralstrategies;


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Affirmingthatourterritoryisthespiritualbaseofouridentityandphilosophy,whereourlawoforiginandautonomyare rooted,whereweexerciseourgovernmentand lawsanddevelopourworldview,andthatnonethelessthecontinuousadverseeffectsofclimatechangeinterruptthedue intergenerational transfer of traditional knowledge and the enjoyment of sovereignty as afundamentalhumanright;

Recognizingthatcurrentnationaland internationalregulatoryframeworksarenotbasedonthecultural reference points of Indigenous Peoples and hence reflect inadequate, inefficientstrategiesforcopingwiththeconsequencesofclimatechange.

Aneedthereforeexiststotakea lookatthisprocessfromtheviewpointofancestralwisdom inordertoidentifystrategies,lessons,andwaysofcopingwiththecurrentcrisisatalllevels;

BearinginmindtheexperienceofIndigenousPeoples,aswellasthemultiplelessonslearnedonthe impactsofclimatechange;havinganalyzedanddiscussedthe impactsandconsequencesofprogramsandoffersforclimatechangemitigationandadaptation,fromtheviewpointofwomen

and

men

of

the

Indigenous

Peoples

and

new

generations,

whose

lives

have

been

rooted

in

the

ecosystems of Mother Earth for thousands of years, we now present the following declarationandPlanofAction:

PLANOFACTIONTo seek effective consensus, strategies and solutions based on the knowledge of IndigenousPeoplestobuildaunifiedproposalinresponsetoClimateChange.

GeneralActions:1. To continue efforts for building and consolidating the Regional Indigenous Latin

American Forum on Climate Change as a participatory mechanism, open torepresentativesofIndigenousPeoples,thatgeneratesdialogue,discussion,andanalysisinorder to achieve full and effective participation in regulatory and operationalmechanisms,respectingtheprincipleoffree,priorand informedconsent,aswellastheeffective participation of all stakeholders: women, men, children, and youth in thatprocess.

2. TocreateallianceswiththevarioussectorsofcivilsocietyinvolvedinthestruggletorootouttheoriginsandovercometheeffectsofClimateChange,aswellasallianceswiththegovernments of the region in search of effective consensus, strategies and solutionsbasedontheknowledgeofIndigenousPeoplestobuildaunifiedproposalinresponsetoClimateChange, takingourproposals intoaccount asanaddedvalue to the argumentspresentedatinternationalforumsonclimatechange.

3. To have theRegional Indigenous LatinAmericanForumonClimateChange serve as asource of information on processes of regional relevance, establishing the necessarymechanismstoeffectivelydisseminatesuchinformationatacontinentallevel.Thisforumwillbestructuredasanavenueforongoingdiscussionamongindigenousrepresentatives;itsmemberswillincludetheparticipantsintheLatinAmericanSummits,aswellasotherorganizationswhomayjoin.


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StrategiesandSolutionsbasedontheKnowledgeofIndigenousPeoples:1. Wepropose that theGroupofLatinAmericanandCaribbeanMemberStates (GRULAC)

create specific mechanisms of participation for Indigenous Peoples in decisionmakingprocessesoverissuesrelatedtoClimateChange,including:

The establishment of a regional roundtable that serves as an avenue for discussionamong Indigenous Peoples, who in turn shall assume a commitment to broadlydisseminatetheinformationobtained.

The National Commissions on Climate Change would design, plan, schedule, andmonitor effective policies at a national level in the operating and regulatory realms,maintaining an open line of communication with institutions of the State, asapplicable. These entities responsibilities would include a sound analysis ofenvironmental protection instruments at a national level for the defense of naturalresources.

The establishment of effective mechanisms for official participation by indigenousrepresentatives in the Conference of the Parties as members of official governmentdelegations,iftheIndigenousPeoplesthemselvessodecide.

CreationofaGroupofExpertsonClimateChangecomprisedbytherepresentativesofIndigenousPeoples,entrustedwithanalyzingimpactsonIndigenousPeoplesandwithmonitoring the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention onClimateChange.

2. We insistthattheStatespromptlyapply legalharmonizationmeasures,therebyturningthe United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into a catalyzinginstrument, implemented across the board in operating and political realms by thestandardplayers,whilefollowinguponsuchspecificrecommendationasresultsfromthemeeting of Indigenous Experts on Article 42 convoked by the Permanent Forum onIndigenousIssues.

ExperiencesofIndigenousPeoplesregardingtheImpactofClimateChange:1. We urge the agencies of the United Nations system, national governments, and the

international cooperation community, including international organizations and socialmovements to recognize the environmental plans proposed by Indigenous Peoplesincludingourrightto lands,territories,andalltheresourcestherein inkeepingwiththeUNDeclarationontheRightsofIndigenousPeoples.

2. We propose that alternatives be created, promoting the administration, use,management, and conservation of natural resources within a framework of respect fortherightsofIndigenousPeoplesandthatsuchrightsserveasthefoundationforcreatingcommunity economic models based on traditional knowledge, from and with anindigenousviewpoint,thuseliminatingpaternalisticpractices.

3. We call for creating actions of solidarity within the framework of Indigenous Peoplesmobilizations against extractive industries at a national and international level,considering the harmful effect that such industries have played on the welfare of thecommunityandinparticularonthehealthofwomen,childrenandourelders.


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SupportforIndigenousPeoplesPlansandProgramsrelatedtoClimateChange:1. We urge the States to promote education, training, and capacity building for children,

adolescents,andyouth,inordertobuildgreaterknowledgeaboutandrecognitionoftheharmful impact of climate change on everyday life, and in order to broaden the

Indigenous

Peoples

environmental

rights

movement,

thus

guaranteeing

greater

access

to

informationondecisionmakingprocessesrelatedtoaspectsthataffecttheirlives.

2. Wedemandthatmultinationalcompanies,agenciesoftheUnitedNationsSystemand/orrelevantplayersstoptheuseofgeneticallymodifiedseedsthatposeathreattothefoodsecurityofIndigenousPeoplesandhencetolivingahealthylife.Welikewisedemandtheinstitution of programs that promote food sovereignty, in order to achieve sustainableagriculture and so contribute to attaining the Millennium Development Goals, withspecial attention to issues involving the reduction of poverty, hunger, and infant andmaternalmortality.

3.

We

call

upon

the

international

cooperation

community,

including

bilateral

and

multilateralentitiesandothers,torespectandpromoteflexiblemodels intheir internalpolicies,soastoprovidedirectaccess to theseprogramsandpromoteanenvironmentconducive to greater transfer of technology and of knowledge, promoting fullparticipationofIndigenousPeoples.

Lima,January26,2010

Signers:Argentina ElizabetGonzlezNationalCouncilofIndigenousWomen,CONAMI JorgeNahuelMapuceConfederationofNeuquen MarianaLpezInternationalForumofIndigenousWomen,FIMIBolivia

JuvenciaHuarachi NationalConfederationofIndigenousPeasantWomenNativetoBolivia,CNAMIB JudythRivero NationalConfederationofIndigenousWomenofBolivia,CNAMIBChile

CeciliaFlores NationalAymaraCouncilofMalkus,Tallas HortenciaHidalgo AutonomousAymaraCouncilColombia HenryCabria OrganizationofIndigenousPeoplesoftheColombianAmazon,OPIACCostaRica DonaldRojas IndigenousCouncilofCentralAmerica,CICA CarlosBrenesCICARUTAEcuador PedroEnqueri WaoraniNationalityofEcuador JuanCarlosJintiachCoordinatingBodyofIndigenousOrganizationsoftheAmazonBasin,COICAUnitedStates MnicaAleman InternationalForumofIndigenousWomen,FIMI NataliaCarusoInternationalFormofIndigenousWomen,FIMI AndreaCarmenInternationalIndianTreatyCouncil,CITIGuatemala RamiroBatzin IndigenousCouncilofCentralAmerica,CICA FranciscoCaliCERDInternationalIndianTreatyCouncilMexico


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DeliaRamrezNationalCoordinatingBody of IndigenousWomen,CONAMI SalVicenteUFICInternationalIndianTreatyCouncil BereniceSnchezRedIndgenadeTurismodeMxicoA.C.[IndigenousTourismNetworkofMexico],RITA CecilioSolis RedIndgenadeTurismodeMxicoA.C.,RITAandCIMANicaragua MirnaCunnighamIndigenousProfessor,UIIPanama FlorinaLpezIndigenousWomenandBiodiversityNetwork EstebancioCastroInternationalAllianceofIndigenousandTribalPeoplesoftheTropicalForests RandyGonzlezRedJOVEN[YouthNetwork] OnelMasarduleFoundationforthePromotionofIndigenousKnowledge,FPCIPeru TarcilaRiveraZeaCoordinatoroftheContinentalNetworkofIndigenousWomenoftheSouthAmericanRegion FranklinGutirrezoqanchiqYouthNetwork TaniaPariona oqanchiqYouthNetwork YeneBelledNetworkofQuechuaCommunicatorsofAyacucho GuillermoAllcaNetworkofQuechuaCommunicatorsofAyacucho AlfredoaupasFederationofPeasantandIndigenousCommunitiesofVilcashuamn BeatrizCaritimariFEDEMUSHAAL PercyAmaroFederationofNativeCommunitiesoftheCentralRainforest,CECONSEC JosueFernndezRegionalAmazonianOrganizationofUcayali JuanTapayuriCORPISanLorenzo VernicaVilcaADEMUCP MelaniaCanalesFEMULucanas NibiaCutipaSumaqTIkariqFederationofWomenoftheHighAndesoftheProvinceofLampa BildaTovarNationalOrganizationofIndigenousAndeanandAmazonianWomenofPeru,ONAMIAAP OlindaCruzRivera NationalOrganizationofIndigenousAndeanandAmazonianWomenofPeru,ONAMIAAP DalilaMoralesQuintana NationalOrganizationofIndigenousAndeanandAmazonianWomenofPeru,ONAMIAAP AngelaChislla NationalOrganizationofIndigenousAndeanandAmazonianWomenofPeru,ONAMIAAP GladisVila NationalOrganizationofIndigenousAndeanandAmazonianWomenofPeru,ONAMIAAP CecilioSoriaAssociationofIndigenousCommunicatorsoftheUcayaliRegion,ACIRU DemerGonzlezOrganizationofIndigenousYouthoftheUcayaliRegion,OJIRU YoditaLujanMendozaBarrioHuancapuquio,ProvinceofVilcashuamn,Ayacucho RaydaSilvestrinaBuitronSantaRosadeHuancapuquio,ProvinceofVilcashuamn,Ayacucho EscipinPalominoCouncilmanoftheMinorCouncilofSanFranciscodePujas,VilcashuamnAyacucho KarielVilcapomaCommunityofEstanciapata,ProvinceofVilcashuamnAyacucho LucasTenorioCommunityofSanJuandeChito,VilcashuamnAyacucho RalHinostroza ProgramforSafeFoodandFoodSecurityCHIRAPAQ CleliaRiveroFEDECMA SamuelAceroHurtedFARTAC IsraelTenteisFERIAAM RamosChuintamChimpaODECONAC TrifinaKantuashODECONAC RubnPijuchantonODECONAC EdilbertoKininORPIANP ArlenRibeira ORPIOVenezuela LibradaPocaterra NetworkofWayuuIndigenousWomen NicolsBetis OrganizationofIndigenousPeoplesoftheAmazon,ORPIA

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