![]() ![]() This chapter recognizes that Colombia’s ethnic minorities were disproportionately victimized by the internal armed conflict, and remedies this by guaranteeing that peace is implemented in a differentiated manner that respects their rights. ![]() On August 2015, they negotiated the historic inclusion of the Ethnic Chapter in the peace accords. In a historic effort, Afro-Colombian and indigenous grassroots organizations united to form the Ethnic Commission for Peace. This is important because during the 1990s-2000s, the civic space for these groups was decimated by violence and pressure exerted by illegal armed groups.ĭuring the peace accord negotiations, ethnic leaders were forced to mobilize at the national level and advocate internationally so that the rights of Afro-Colombian and indigenous people were integrated into the accord. Negotiations with the FARC in 2012 reduced combat operations and violence in the region, enabling leaders to organize and develop their activities with less fear of harm. ![]() The people of Chocó-Colombia’s most under-resourced region, with 45.1 percent of its population living under multidimensional poverty-were expectant.įor the past four years, Chocóan civil society had undergone a transformation. The implementing partner is Fondo Patrimonio Natural of Colombia (FPNC), which is a private organization created in 2005 by the National Parks Authority in Colombia that supports themes related to biodiversity and Protected Areas, with strong emphasis on local populations, together with the Alexander von Humbolt research institute, the Association of Autonomous Regional Cooperations, other civil society organizations and the Xavierana University.When nearly 7,000 combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ( Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC) disarmed and abandoned their strongholds in remote areas of Colombia, the Colombian government saw the opportunity to secure and establish themselves in communities that had not seen the rule of law in over half a century. ICCO Cooperation contributes to the implementation of the territorial agendas of indigenous organizations, to secure the inclusive development of their territories.Īs part of the support to environmental policy in Colombia, the Embassy of The Netherlands supported a Conservation Incentives Project which included action for both Indigenous and Afro-Colombian people, on the later group the region of the Golf of Tiburga, on the Pacific shore was prioritized to support conservation incentives with climate benefits in accordance to the Riscales Community Ethno Development Plan 2007-2020. Options to access low carbon economies include energy efficiency alternatives. This will strengthen their economic base through income from carbon finance mechanisms and by avoiding deforestation initiatives (REDD+ project). Local communities should be able to benefit themselves from their natural resources. About one half of all forests in Colombia (30 million hectares) are collective properties belonging to indigenous and afro-descendant peoples, so forest policy and its implications to climate change need to take those groups into account. Large parts of Colombia are affected by deforestation. Conservation of the tropical forests is a key component of the management of climate change and greenhouse gases emissions. ![]()
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