Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples—tropical forest custodians

2022-08-09

Yokohama, 9 August 2022: On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, ITTO reiterates its commitment to fully recognizing and supporting the ownership, control, customary rights and role of local communities and Indigenous Peoples on forest land and resources. The theme of the Day this year is the role of indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge.