Indigenous Peoples Intervention on Sustainable Development Goals Open-Ended Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives

Most of the remaining forest in the world is found in indigenous lands and territories (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_and_community_conserved_area), where we contribute with sustainable resource management and sustainable development. We are recognized as rights holders, rather than stakeholders; our collective rights to lands, territories and resources are an integral part of our well-being and our symbiotic relationship with nature.