Skill Share Presenter: Harry Jonas
With the recognition
of the scope for human rights violations in the name of conservation, Harry
Jonas and Jael Makagon, set out to produce a set of ‘Conservation Standards’. Harry
Jonas, our Program Director, shared the work they produced at the monthly Skill
and Information Sharing Session.
He
set out the purpose of these ‘Conservation Standards’ to serve as guidance to right-bearers and
stakeholder groups involved in conservation interventions. It aims to be as
clear as possible on what precisely are the standards to be complied with when
undertaking conservation initiatives. These standards are specifically based on
the rights of indigenous peoples, with a focus on the law as it is stated in
the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This declaration
is an articulation of already established customary international norms and standards
as found in international law.
He
also discussed the importance of the Whakatane
Mechanism in relation to the Conservation Standards. The Whakatane Mechanism serves as a redress
mechanism in assessing disputes arising in different protected areas around the
world.
Natural
Justice presented these ‘Conservation Standards’ at the World Conservation
Congress in Hawaii early September 2016. It is also currently being
discussed at a meeting in Geneva hosted by the UN Special Rapporteur on human
rights and the environment, and will be further discussed at a meeting
focusing on the Whakatane Mechanism
in October.
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