DGM Global would like to congratulate DGM Indonesia for launching its first call for sub-project proposals. This represents an exciting opportunity for indigenous peoples and local communities to have direct access to climate finance through the Forest Investment Program. This funding will allow them to pursue their own priorities of strengthened land tenure, legal recognition of rights, and sustainable livelihoods.
Read MoreToday, the DGM is celebrating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This date was chosen by the UN to recognize the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, which developed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ten years ago.
Read MoreThe newly inducted Global Steering Committee co-chairs Mina Setra and Idrissa Zeba will be participating in an interactive round table hosted by Oxfam, Conservation International, and Rainforest Foundation to exchange with Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh.
Read MoreFrom August 3-7, 2017, there will be a subregional capacity-building workshop in Ouesso, Republic of the Congo, on “Indigenous Peoples, Revenue-Generating Activities, and Sustainable Development,” which will be followed by the launch of a new framework for sharing knowledge about the DGM in Central Africa.
Read MoreThe Global Executing Agency for the DGM is hosting a planning and coordination meeting of 6 of the 7 DGM National Executing Agencies (NEAs) from Thursday- Saturday. We have representatives from the NEAs in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Peru, Ghana and Mexico.
Read MoreThe last of four learning exchanges hosted this year by the DGM is taking place from June 15-18 in Minas Gerais, Brazil! The DGM Brazil National Executing Agency, CAA is co-facilitating the event.
Read MoreRepresentatives of CI, the DGM, and COICA co-hosted a side event today at UNFCCC SBSTA 46. During the event, several speakers shared their experiences as members of indigenous peoples and local communities pursuing forest-related climate action.
Read MoreDGM will be participating in UNFCCC SBSTA 46 in Bonn. More details on events within.
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