B. Recommendations

81. To implement cultural rights and safeguard culture and cultural heritage in the face of the climate emergency, States and other relevant actors, including international organizations, environmental bodies, businesses and experts should urgently: […]

(u) Provide funding and capacity-building to enhance the ability of indigenous people to employ their traditional knowledge to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to develop inventories of such knowledge where they are unavailable; and ensure that traditional knowledge is used with the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples and in ways that respect their internationally guaranteed rights;

(v) Guarantee that all climate action and initiatives are taken in coordination with, and with the participation of, indigenous peoples and directly affected local groups; and that the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples is required before implementation;

135 See A/HRC/44/30.

136 UNDP, Ensuring Gender Equity in Climate Change Financing (New York, 2011), pp. 4–6.

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(w) Advocate for conservation and prevention that enables humanity to reimagine the culture of our relationship with nature, inspired by holistic approaches in diverse cultures