Keynote address at World Indigenous Network Conference: Conservation efforts should advance rights of indigenous peoples

On 27 May 2013, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples delivered a keynote address at the inaugural conference of the World Indigenous Network, in Darwin, Australia. In his presentation he addressed the advances and ongoing challenges worldwide for implementation of the internationally recognized rights of indigenous peoples, especially in the context of land and natural resource conservation programs.

See the conference Program here, and see Videos here.   Media coverage here