Report of the third Indigenous and local knowledge dialogue workshop for the IPBES transformative change assessment

This is the report of the third Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) dialogue workshop for the thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity (the transformative change assessment), which is being developed by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES). The workshop was held in Agadir, Morocco from 13 to 15 December 2023. The workshop took place within the second external review period of the assessment, which ran from 8 December 2023 until 2 February 2024, and provided a platform for Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) to discuss the first draft of the summary for policymakers (SPM) and second drafts of the assessment chapters with the assessment authors. This report aims to provide a written record of the dialogue workshop, which can be used by assessment authors to inform their work on the assessment. It is also intended as a resource for all dialogue participants who may wish to review and contribute to the work of the assessment moving forward. The report is not intended to be comprehensive or give final resolution to the many interesting discussions and debates that took place during the workshop. Instead, it is intended as a written record of the discussions, and this conversation will continue to evolve over the coming months. For this reason, both clear points of agreement and diverging views among participants are presented for further attention and discussion.