Target 22

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GBF-TARGET-22
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22. Decision making is participatory, inclusive, representative and gender responsive and rights are respected

Ensure the full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive representation and participation in decision-making, and access to justice and information related to biodiversity by indigenous peoples and local communities, respecting their cultures and their rights over lands, territories, resources, and traditional knowledge, as well as by women and girls, children and youth, and persons with disabilities and ensure the full protection of environmental human rights defenders.

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Ensure the full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive representation and participation in decision-making, and access to justice and information related to biodiversity by indigenous peoples and local communities, respecting their cultures and their rights over lands, territories, resources, and traditional knowledge, as well as by women and girls, children and youth, and persons with disabilities and ensure the full protection of environmental human rights defenders.
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7419

In this event, we want to showcase how international cooperation can meaningfully connect with local-level realities through policy dialogue.  

‘Inclusive policy dialogue’ refers to the political and coordination processes that structure interactions between local populations, public authorities