The right to land of indigenous peoples, as a human right

Abstract

Human rights must be reinforced in the face of the current dynamics of ecological destruction, expropriation of communities, and privatization of nature in the demarcation of lands and other natural resources - the rights and aspirations of individuals and communities will come to the fore. The Escazú agreement is the only binding agreement emanating from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20), the first regional environmental agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean and the first in the world to contain specific provisions on defenders of human rights in environmental matters, the Escazú Agreement will enter into force on April 22, 2021. The Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, through its Program for Economic Development with Identity, supports the implementation of processes and initiatives to promote development with identity aimed at Good Living - Living Well of Indigenous Peoples, in coherence with the recognition, protection and promotion of the exercise of economic, cultural, social, political and environmental rights of indigenous peoples, communities and organizations