Strengthening legislation on the rights of indigenous peoples

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

1. Governments should incorporate, in collaboration with the indigenous people affected, the rights and responsibilities of indigenous people and their communities in the legislation of each country, suitable to the country's specific situation. Developing countries may require technical assistance to implement these activities.

1. Strengthening rights
2. Respecting rights of indigenous peoples and communities
3. Improving laws

1. Strengthening policies to protect indigenous property

1. Strengthening role of indigenous communities for sustainable development
2. Recognizing indigenous environmental rights
3. Protecting traditional knowledge
4. Preserving traditional rights to natural resources
5. Legalizing community rights to resource use
6. Implementing citizen rights and responsibilities
7. Conserving nature communally

1. Rights

1. United Nations Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership
2. World Legal Information Institute
3. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
4. International Indian Treaty Council
5. Cultural Survival
6. Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
7. International Center for Transitional Justice
8. Land Rights Now
9. United Nations Development Programme: Indigenous Peoples
10. World Resources Institute
11. Study Guide: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples