Pacific Island Delegates at International Conference Identify Endorsement and Implementation of UNDRIP as Advocacy Priority
7 Oct, 2015
By Holly Jonas (CCRI Regional Resource Person and Legal Team Coordinator) with Fiu Mata’ese Elisara, Dr. Sapa Saifaleupolu, Dr. Samson Viulu, Aydah Gwaena Vahia and James Meimana Four delegates from Samoa and the Solomon Islands made the long journey to Durban, South Africa, to join dozens of other Indigenous and civil society representatives at the “Fostering Community Conservation” conference from 31 August to 4 September 2015. Representing Samoa’s O Le Siosiomaga Society Inc. (OLSSI) and the Network of Indigenous Peoples …