# FAO outlines Indigenous role in ecosystem-restoration monitoring

> An October 12 article highlights Indigenous data sovereignty and community-defined indicators in tracking biodiversity restoration targets.

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- Published: 2026-10-15T17:36:41+00:00
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A 12 October FAO article examined how Indigenous Peoples’ monitoring approaches could be reflected in national and global reporting on Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which concerns restoring degraded ecosystems. It describes Indigenous Peoples as rights-holders, knowledge-holders and decision-makers, rather than solely as data contributors.

FAO reported that a regional capacity-development workshop in Mexico City on 1–3 September discussed links between restoration, knowledge and monitoring. The article also described an ongoing global call for inputs and a regional kick-off workshop planned in the Philippines; it did not present the Philippines meeting as having already taken place. Topics include community-based monitoring, biocultural indicators, consent and Indigenous data sovereignty.

## Data

### Progress reported in the FAO article

The dated workshop and publication date of the progress report in the source.

Methodology: Only dates explicitly stated by the source are recorded; no date is assigned to the planned Philippines workshop.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Mexico City regional capacity-development workshop began | FAO said the workshop ran from 1 to 3 September 2026 and discussed links among restoration, knowledge and monitoring. | occurred |
| 2026-10-12 | FAO published its progress update on restoration monitoring | The article described an ongoing global call for inputs and a planned regional workshop in the Philippines whose date was not specified. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.fao.org/in-action/aim4forests/news-and-events/news/news-detail/advancing-indigenous-peoples--restoration-monitoring-for-kmgbf-target-2/en> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/fao-indigenous-peoples-restoration-monitoring-target-2/data/reported-progress?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/fao-indigenous-peoples-restoration-monitoring-target-2/data/reported-progress?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations](<https://www.fao.org/in-action/aim4forests/news-and-events/news/news-detail/advancing-indigenous-peoples--restoration-monitoring-for-kmgbf-target-2/en>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-12)

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