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FSC Indigenous Foundation
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🌳 FSC-IF | Global & Indigenous-led 🌎
✊🌿 Supporting Indigenous self-development and self-governance everywhere. 🌀🍃 Part of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) family
Learn more: https://www.fscindigenousfoundation.org/who-we-are/
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🌍 The time is now.
Forests are vanishing. Languages are fading. #MotherEarth is under threat.
#VoicesoftheForests #VoicesoftheLand #VoicesoftheSea #VoicesoftheAir #ForestsForAllForever
📢 At the #IUCNcongress, Minnie Degawan, a Kankanaey-Igorot woman and FSC-IF Managing Director, reminded everyone that restoration is not just planting trees: it’s about restoring balance with the Earth.
⚠️ Successful restoration depends on securing land tenure rights!
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🚩At the IUCN World Congress 2025, the FSC Indigenous Foundation in partnership with the Forest Stewardship Council is bringing the voice of Indigenous Peoples to the center of the global debate on conservation and climate change. 🌏🌳🌲🌱
October 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
✨ At #NYClimateWeek, the FSC Indigenous Foundation (FSC-IF) is represented by Minnie Degawan (Kankanaey Igorot, Philippines) and Darwin Velásquez (Maya Mam, Guatemala), bringing Indigenous voices and perspectives to the global stage. 🌍🌿
September 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
🌍 We’re at #NewYorkClimateWeek 2025 for Climate Week NYC (Sept 21–28), joining Indigenous leaders & global partners to accelerate real, nature-positive climate action.
2025 is pivotal on the road to #COP30 in Brazil - momentum for Indigenous-led solutions starts now! 🌱
September 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🌿 “Forests are our relatives.”
At the FSC Remedy Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia, Indigenous leaders called for healing, justice & restoration through the FSC Remedy Framework.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4n1FRIh
#FSC #RemedyFramework #IndigenousRights #ForestRestoration
September 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🌱 Indigenous Youth Fellowship 2026!
Cultural Survival offers $2,500–$5,000 for youth-led projects (3–6 months) on:
🌍 Climate Change🌾 Lands & Livelihoods 🗣️ Culture
Youth are key to protecting forests & communities.
Apply by Sept 30 👉 bit.ly/4mTwPgl
#IndigenousYouth
September 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🌿 Webinar | Sept 25 | 8–9:30 AM EST
Ahead of #SBSTTA27 & #COP17, join this session on the CBD Forest Biodiversity Agenda 🌍
🎙️ Stakeholder voices: Indigenous Peoples, Women, NGOs & more
📌 Organized by IAF MG ICM
🔗 Check your local time & register:
bit.ly/4noqMjD
September 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On #InternationalIndigenousWomensDay we honor the leadership of Indigenous women whose voices guide conservation and justice. 🌍🌱
At the FSC Permanent Indigenous Peoples Committee (PIPC), their vision and strength inspire us every day. ✨
September 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🌿“Indigenous women’s voices are essential for conservation and the protection of nature.” — Maria De Leon, Guna woman

Indigenous women have always carried wisdom, resilience, and vision, and they are bridges between the past, the present, and the future. #IndigenousWomensDay
September 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🌱 On #WorldEntrepreneursDay, meet Daniel & Jaymar of Banolmi Store PH. 👉 bit.ly/3UIseBc
August 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🌍 On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor the voices shaping the future.
Respect, trust & consent are the heart of ethical engagement.
From climate to AI, Indigenous Peoples lead with innovation & commitment.
📖 Read our latest article: bit.ly/47nZPI6
August 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🌍 On #IndigenousPeoplesDay we remember that respect and consent are not optional, they are essential for building ethical and sustainable relationships.
Their rights, knowledge, and consent must guide the ethical use of #ArtificialIntelligence.
#WeareIndigenous #IndigenousDay
August 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🌎🌲Reunión con Líderes del Futuro Ngäbe-Buglé de Panamá OLIABP y Club Rotaract Juventud Indígena. Los jóvenes Indígenas ya son el futuro. ✊
¡Juntos por un futuro justo!
#jóvenesindígenas #futurojusto #solucionesclimáticas
August 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🌍 Today is #OvershootDay—we’ve used up Earth’s yearly resources.
But hope remains. #IndigenousPeoples are leading the way with ancestral wisdom and deep care for Mother Earth.
🧡 Supporting them means helping #MoveTheDate.
#VoicesoftheLand #OvershootDay2025
July 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Nos honra anunciar que implementaremos un programa comunitario con las comunidades Indígenas de Kiad, Nuevo Palomar, Quebrada Caña y Quebrada de Plata, en la comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panamá.
💧Acceso al agua
🏠 Mejoramiento de viviendas
🌿 Preservación cultural y mucho+
#CLPI #PueblosIndígenas
June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌍 Del 16 al 26 de junio se realiza el #SB62 de la CMNUCC en Bonn.
Durante esta semana (16–20), se discuten temas clave como acción de género, participación pública y enfoques no comerciales.
¡Los Pueblos Indígenas deben estar al centro!
#VocesDeLaTierra
June 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🌱 Los Pueblos Indígenas se preparan para la 62ª sesión de los Órganos Subsidiarios #SB62 con sus conocimientos ancestrales como pilar de soluciones climáticas.
Rumbo a la #COP30, la participación indígena es clave.
#FSCIF #JusticiaClimática @niatero.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
FSC’s 10 Principles + 70+ Criteria set the global bar for responsible forest stewardship — adapted locally, verified globally. 🌱🌍
Learn how FSC standards ensure forests are fair, sustainable & viable: bit.ly/45O2hqr
FSC’s Principles and Criteria for Forest Stewardship
FSC’s 10 principles and 70+ criteria set the global standard for responsible forest stewardship. They are adapted through verifiable indicators to form FSC’s Forest Stewardship Standards around the world – environmentally sound, socially fair and economically viable.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Menominee Nation shows what forest stewardship rooted in ceremony and sovereignty looks like.
Read their story of fire, food & healing: bit.ly/45gnl8V
This is the spirit of Voices of the Land—amplifying the Voices of the Forest. #VoicesoftheForest #VoicesoftheLand
June 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🌿 Indigenous women gathered in Panama to strengthen their climate leadership on the road to #COP30.
May 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
🌍 Live from #ClimateWeek2025 & #NatureSummit in Panama!
Let’s highlight how ancestral knowledge, forest governance, and intergenerational wisdom are essential to climate and biodiversity action!
📖 Read more: bit.ly/3H2xNXG
#VoicesoftheLand #IndigenousKnowledge
May 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🌿 Join WRI’s webinar on equitable access to climate finance & PES
📅 May 20 | ⏰ 8:30 AM EST | 💻 EN/ES/FR

🎙 Featuring Minnie Degawan, our Managing Director

🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/29keya5s

#IndigenousRights #ClimateFinance #PES #EquityInClimate
May 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📢 Calling young storytellers & artists!
The Next Futures Anthology invites youth worldwide to share their vision for the future.

🔗 Learn more: www.vofg.org/news/2025/3/...

Deadline: June 30 #IndigenousYouth
May 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Forest Stewardship Council officially launched its presence in Taiwan, bringing together government, business, and Indigenous leaders for a milestone event in sustainable forestry.
Key voices, including Su Hsin from the PIPC, highlighted the importance of inclusive governance and Indigenous rights.
April 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
📢 Indigenous voices at the UNPFII. Ms. Minnie Degawan shares a reminder 🌿🙌 "Funds must align with Indigenous priorities." Support Indigenous-led solutions today! 🌍 #UNPFII
April 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM