Truth and Reconciliation - addressing the Doctrine of Discovery resolution

11/10/2025

11:00 - 12:00

IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub , Morning

Événements d'exposition

Intensifier les actions de conservation résilientes

Pourquoi participer

This session will advance IUCN’s Truth and Reconciliation process by examining how conservation has intersected with colonial legacies. Council, Secretariat, Commissions, and Members will reflect on lessons from the past and explore pathways for reconciliation, equity, and Indigenous leadership in shaping the future of global conservation.

Description de la séance

As part of the implementation of IUCN Resolution 119 (2020) on renouncing the Doctrine of Discovery, this session convenes Council members, the Secretariat, Commissions, and IUCN Members to reflect on the Union’s own legacies and chart a path toward reconciliation. The session will surface insights from the Truth and Reconciliation Task Force’s preliminary findings, which highlight the ways conservation frameworks—such as protected areas, World Heritage, and resolutions—have sometimes reinforced exclusionary or colonial practices, while also acknowledging IUCN’s evolving leadership in rights-based and inclusive approaches. By creating space for dialogue among governance bodies and Members, the panel will explore how IUCN can strengthen accountability, embrace Indigenous and local community leadership, and build structures that ensure equity and justice. This is not about blame but about truth-telling, reflection, and collective responsibility, positioning IUCN to lead global conservation grounded in justice and care for Mother Earth.

Organised by

Species Survival Commission

Partenaires

Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy

World Commission on Protected Areas

Kua`aina Ulu `Auamo ( United States of America )

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