Regional

2014

Indian Law Resource Center (ILRC)

$42,979

This project resulted in the ILRC’s development of a practice-based guide on the application of UNDRIP in protected areas for presentation at the 2014 World Parks Congress (WPC) in Sydney. The debut of the guide allowed the IUCN to influence the future direction of conservation policies, projects, and activities. Support from RRI allowed the ILRC to conduct consultations with Indigenous communities, leaders, and experts in three protected area initiatives in Mesoamerica. Comments and additional materials received from Indigenous Peoples and key agencies of the IUCN during these consultations and around the WPC were incorporated into a final version, completed in January 2015.