Strategic Plan 2026
From Promises to Implementation 2026: Turning Commitments Into Action. Read our 2026 Strategic Plan, co-created in Panama in February 2026.
Entries by GATC
GATC Women’s Movement and Shandia Territorial Funds Launch New Report on Gender-Responsive Direct Funding
Launched during London Climate Action Week, the report draws on the experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities women and territorial funds across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to identify barriers and solutions for advancing gender-responsive direct funding.
Protect the Indigenous Territory of Bittuang from Geothermal Development
The Indigenous Peoples communities of Balla, Bittuang, Pali, and Se’seng in Bittuang Subdistrict, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi (Indonesia) are facing a serious threat to their ancestral lands. The project has moved forward without the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of the Indigenous Peoples who have governed and protected these territories for generations.
The Answer is Us: How the world saw our answers at COP30
Born in the Brazilian Amazon, The Answer Is Us grew into a global Indigenous-led campaign shaping COP30, revealing victories and unfinished demands. This is how the world saw our answers at COP30.
The Peoples’ Pledge: Grounding Global Promises in Territorial Action
At the Shandia Forum 2025 during COP30 in Belém, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities launched The Peoples’ Pledge, a global commitment to ensure that climate finance and policies directly reach their territories—building on international announcements to protect 160 million hectares of land and mobilize $1.8 billion for climate action.
MINGA Foodways – COP30 & Beyond
Explore how Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are leading the way from recognition to direct investment in traditional food and forest systems—key solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises. Read our policy recommendations for COP30 and beyond.
Public statement on the results of GATC’s collective advocacy in the TFFF 3.0
We at the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities endorse the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) Concept Note 3.0 as a direct result of the collective struggle of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for fair and direct access to climate finance resources. Read our full statement here.
Indigenous Women: A Global Movement in Resistance
The Indigenous Women’s movement has transcended borders and established itself as a global force for resistance and transformation. From this articulation emerged the Indigenous Women’s Letter to the World, a historic document that brings together our voices, struggles, and demands.
Brazzaville Declaration
From May 26 – 30, 2025, we held the First Global Congress of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from the Forest Basins. The Brazzaville Declaration is more than words; it is a call for recognition, respect, and partnership.
We Are Getting Ready for a Historic Moment: First Global Congress of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities of the World’s Forest Basins
From the heart of the Amazon to the living forests of the Congo Basin, from the sacred woodlands of Mesoamerica to the islands and jungles of Southeast Asia, we are preparing to come together as one voice, one territory, one struggle.