Stewards of Biodiversity to be Recognised and Rewarded
Big Room
Biodiversity Stewardship Units introduce a new methodology, co-created by the Yawanawá people, to reward their contributions and those of other Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to delivering measurable biodiversity outcomes.
Join this interactive session hosted by Yawanawá leaders who will share their experience in co-creating a new, market-based mechanism to reward their contribution to the conservation of biodiversity in their home territory (over 180,000 hectares). Their securing of intellectual property rights to the methodology, the activities carried out to date and what is still to come will be presented. Their co-creators will be on hand to answer questions on technical aspects, from eligibility to data collection, unit calculation, external review, market strategy and more. Constructive dialogue around the challenges and opportunities presented by this innovative new approach will be welcomed.