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Indigenous Caucus of the Abya Yala
Seventh Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Statement on the last day of the Session
May 2, 2008
Florina López
Kuna Nation
Thank you Madam Chairperson,
On behalf of the indigenous caucus of the Abya Yala ( America ), we would like to express our concerns regarding the  adopted recommendations related to the central theme of the Seventh Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
The Indigenous peoples would like to reiterate that we are the heads of our territories, and likewise are the owners of our knowledge, innovation and practices. We reject the current Governments' policies of exploitation of cultures, forests and water and the biodiversity that we have preserved and conserved for the good of mankind.
We have listened attentively to the speaker of document E/c.19/2008/L.2 of the Permanent Forum, where he does not take into account the proposals and concerns of the indigenous people regarding the initiatives of Reduce Emission from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the Carbon Market.
Madam Chairperson,
The adopted recommendations on “ Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges” are for us recommendations made by Permanent Forum experts that do not necessarily reflect the position of the indigenous organizations and nations.
We are also concerned that the initiatives of Clean Development Mechanism will be considered examples of “good practice.”
Madam Chair,
In the statements of the indigenous representatives we did not hear a motion to support the MDL and REDD's initiatives of good mechanism practices.
Therefore, we reaffirm our request to eliminate completely points 5 and 37 from the aforementioned document.
Likewise, the recommendations made by our organizations are not reflected in all of the final documents regarding different themes. Furthermore, we urge the members of the Permanent Forum to base their recommendations in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to live in a clean and healthy environment.
Lastly, we ask the chairperson to include in the act and annex to the report our declaration and position.
We thank you on behalf of the indigenous organizations and nations mentioned below.
Indigenous organizations and nations:
- Coordinación de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica (COICA)
- Fundación Para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena – Panamá
- Comunidad Integradora del Saber Andino (CISA) – Ecuador
- Enlace Continental de Mujeres Indígenas – Región Sudamérica
- Guaman Poma – Ecuador
- Chinchasuyu – Ecuador
- Fundación de Desarrollo Social Dr. Manuel Naula Sagñgi
- CONAVIGUA – Guatemala
- Amerindian Peoples Asociation – Guyana (APA)
- Kus Kura – Costa Rica
- Organización de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonia Colombiana (OPIAC)
- Confederación Indígena de Bolivia (CIDOB)
- K´AMLB`E RECH TINAMIT IXIM ULEW – Guatemala
- Makita Kushein Chik – Ecuador
- Red de Mujeres Indígenas sobre Biodiversidad de Abya Yala
- Coordinación de las organizaciones indígenas de la Amazonia Brasileira (COIAB)
- Articulación de los Pueblos Indígenas de Nordeste, Minas Gerais y Espirito Santo (APOINME)
- AIDESEP – Perú
- Asociación Indígena Ambiental – Panamá
- Amazon Alliance
- Instituto Brasileiro de la Propiedad Intelectual - INBRAPI – Brasil
- Asociación Red de Mujeres Indígenas Wayuu – Venezuela
- Consejo Nacional Indio de Venezuela (CONIVE)
- Consejo Nacional de la Mujer Indígena – Argentina
- Taller Permanente de Mujeres Indígenas Andinas y Amazónicas del Perú
- Parlamento Indígena de América
- Organización Yachay Wasi ( Casa del Saber) Cusco – Perú
- Consejo Indígena de Mesoamérica – CIMA
- Land is Life (Tierra es Vida)
- Asociación Para los Pueblos Amenazados
- Federación Interprovincial de Centro Shuar – FICSH – Ecuador
- Proyecto Kaweshkar para Pueblos Indígenas.
- Mancxinerine Yoptowhka
- UNIVAJA
- COICAP
- International Native Tradition Interchange
- Coordinación Mapuche de Argentina
- Indigenous Environmental Network.
- Nacionalidad Zapara del Ecuador “NAZAE”
- Asociación Interetnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana “AIDESEP” – Peru
- Promejoras “El Laurel” Ecuador
- Fundación “Mushuk Kawsay” – Ecuador
- FEINE – Ecuador
- AIEC – Ecuador
- Waorani Nawe
- KURI ITI (Sol de Oro)
- Consejo de Todas las Tierras.
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