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<p class="MsoNormal">Warm Pacific Greetings Colleagues<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Sefano M Katz <sefano@pacificbluefoundation.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 23, 2023 6:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sefano M Katz <sefano@pacificbluefoundation.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kundan.Kumar@fao.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Calling upon Indigenous Peoples’ Representatives / Organizations for contributions to the new White / Wiphala Paper<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am sharing this call for submissions, and hope some of you will be able to provide your inputs. Sorry for the short notice.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below further details forwarded from the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I will be attending the global hub in-person meeting in Rome, Italy on February 28 - March 3, and I would be happy to relay any insights and information any of you would see fit and happy to share.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sefano<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Contribute in writing or orally before 24<sup>th</sup> February 2023!
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems is leading a collective effort to prepare a White/Wiphala Paper on the importa</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">nce
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">of collective rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Global-Hub would like to receive your contributions and experiences as a representative of Indigenous Peoples on “Indigenous Peoples’ mobile livelihoods and collective rights
to lands, waters, territories and natural resources”. Your contributions will be fundamental to developing this new White/Wiphala paper and framing the messages that Indigenous Peoples and allies want to bring to the world on the importance of guaranteeing
these rights.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">To contribute, please answer the five questions below. You can send your answers in written text or prepare an audio answer and send it to us as an attachment by email or by WhatsApp to Mr. Kundan Kumar (+1 647 819 6782).
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<p style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">What is the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and natural resources for your people’s food security and food sovereignty? Please explain.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">How would you describe your people’s relationship with your land, territories and natural resources?
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<p style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Do your people move from place to place or travel over a large area to meet their livelihoods needs? Please provide details.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">In your opinion, what are the biggest challenges Indigenous Peoples face with respect to collective territories, lands and natural resources? What are the causes of these challenges and difficulties?
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<p style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">If you could make policy recommendations to support Indigenous Peoples’ collective rights to land, territories and natural resources to governments and the international community, what will those policies say? Please provide
details.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Name of all persons and titles of the contributors
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</span><span style="color:black">Logo of your organization if relevant</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Indicate whether your contribution is individual or collective (group, tribe, youth, women, elders, community, etc.)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Please also indicate your consent for the use of your contribution (written or orally). In case you would like your contribution to remain anonymous given the risks that Indigenous Peoples can face, please indicate the same.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">Please send all your inputs before 24<sup>th</sup> February to
</span></b><a href="mailto:kundan.Kumar@fao.org" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">kundan.Kumar@fao.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Please also send your queries to the same address.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your contribution is highly appreciated!</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#073763">The Beqa Lagoon Initiative | Pacific Blue Foundation<i><br>
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