Terence Hay-Edie

@UNDP Local Action, Indigenous Peoples and Nature Global Programme Manager @TheGEF @BMUV

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

$1 billion in investment per day is needed to restore degraded land according to the UN. At @cop16riyadh, @Asteiner tells me what this funding will support.

[Small Grants Programme @GEF_SGP]

Yesterday @GEF_SGP #COP16Riyadh event, an engaging discussion about the value of empowering local communities to take control of how they manage their land.

Read more from @IISD_ENB about insights from Peru, Maldives, and Sierra Leone on inspiring work: https://t.co/ui39OGQy48

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

Mongolia is committed to taking #climateaction halting biodiversity loss, and protecting and restoring land hashtag#ForPeopleForPlanet.

With #COP16Riyadh taking place now, see how the Gov of Mongolia in partnership with @UNDPMongolia is leading the way: https://t.co/kTbNyu82jw

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

At #COP16Riyadh yesterday, @UNCCD marked a historic milestone with its first-ever Indigenous Peoples dialogue.

Strengthening indigenous participation in the Convention's implementation, focusing on traditional knowledge exchange and sustainable land management practices.

[International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists @IYRP2026]

IYRP Global Alliance calls upon States, protected-area authorities, organisations of the United Nations system, other international and regional organisations and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, and academia…

[Edna Kaptoyo @EdnaKaptoyo]

#COP16Riyadh #IndigenousPeoples Declaration calls for UNCCD decisions to:Respect rights,land tenure,governance systems;Inclusion of traditional knowledge;Direct access to finance for land restoration, conservation, desertification;Establishment of IPO caucus

[Hindou @hindououmar]

Indigenous Peoples marked History & @UNCCD @Cop16Riyadh @ibrahimthiaw a legacy after 30 years
✔️1st time we attended in a bigger number
✔️1st time having #IndigenousPeoplesDay @Cop16Riyadh
✔️1st time a HL event & Pavilion
✔️1st time we have our declaration with 4 messages👇🏾

[Anas Khasawneh @groggaa]

HRH princess Basma Bint Ali visiting @GEF_SGP pavilion @Cop16Riyadh she has been supporting Jordan SGP program for the past two decades as NSC member and as partner @UNDPJordan @UNDPSaudiArabia @Majidaalassaf @MoENVJo @royalbotnic @JredsJ

[Ibrahim Thiaw @ibrahimthiaw]

Today, we're celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day at @Cop16Riyadh. Indigenous peoples are key to global land restoration, and integrating Indigenous knowledge and leadership is critical to effective and sustainable land restoration efforts.

🌿 Guardians of biodiversity: Indigenous territories often overlap with areas of high biodiversity.
📜 Holders of traditional knowledge
🛡️ Defenders against deforestation: Studies show that lands managed by indigenous peoples have lower rates of deforestation than other protected areas.
🤝 Champions of community engagement:
🌍Guardians of planetary health

A big, warm thank you to @hindououmar for all her amazing work in helping indigenous communities to be heard. #UNited4Land #COP16Riyadh

[Small Grants Programme @GEF_SGP]

At #COP16Riyadh we feel so privileged to have been able to join the #Walk4Inclusion with our inspiring @UNDP Goodwill Ambassador @mikaelhaddad.

With Michael, we are committed to championing disability inclusion and ensuring no one is left behind

@UNDPArabStates @UNDPsaudiarabia

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

As world leaders meet at #COP16Riyadh, they know the value of protecting and restoring land.

See how the women of the páramos (a unique but fragile ecosystem) in Colombia, are protecting their land and working #ForPeopleForPlanet: https://t.co/h305FytBAt

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

📣 Breaking: DSI (digital sequencing information) text ADOPTED

✅ Agreement on fair and equitable benefits from use of digital sequencing information on genetic resources

🎥 LIVE: https://t.co/hb4hWCfIry

[Small Grants Programme @GEF_SGP]

We know we need to harness the power of traditional knowledge for a sustainable future.

At #COP16Colombia we salute the historic agreement reached in Article 8J - acknowledging the value of the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants and local communities.

[UN Development @UNDP]

Art highlights connections between humans and nature.

We brought jaguar sculptures to #COP16Colombia for live painting - to inspire us to re-think our relationship with the natural world, and to take action to create a nature-positive future: https://t.co/c2mzq0Nkhb

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

(1/4) Joint Statement from the CBD Secretariat and the Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Safety and Security of Indigenous Peoples at COP16

[Small Grants Programme @GEF_SGP]

Using art to highlight the connections between humans & nature, @UNDP Nature team brought 2 full size jaguar sculptures to #COP16Colombia.

Through the eyes of an artist who draws on her culture & ancestry, to remind us that we must make #PeaceWithNature: https://t.co/BWeCotK80S

[Terence Hay-Edie @HayEdie]

Effectiveness of 1,500 global climate policies (in 41 countries, over two decades) ranked by @UniofOxford : 63 successful cases hold valuable lessons @UNDPClimate @cassie_flynn https://t.co/CBow8ktwoB

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

With funding from @GEF_SGP’s Indigenous Peoples Fellowship, an initiative introduced solar energy to indigenous women in #Cameroon 🇨🇲��

Discover how solar power has benefitted households and farms: https://t.co/nxiEFDxvTW

[Midori Paxton @MidoriPaxton]

Where indigenous land rights prevail, so does nature.

On #IndigenousDay, the Matsés in Peru show what is possible when #IndigenousPeoples’ rights to their land, forests, and waters are respected: https://t.co/595o0jI635

#WeAreIndigenous #SomosIndígenas #DíaPueblosIndígenas

[Terence Hay-Edie @HayEdie]

#IndigenousPeoples have the right to self determination on their lands.

On #IndigenousDay, the Matsés in Peru demonstrate options in voluntary isolation @GEF_SGP @unepwcmc @ICCAConsortium @bmuv : https://t.co/Q0I4f0iu8h

#WeAreIndigenous #SomosIndígenas #DíaPueblosInd��genas