The vital cultural links between people and nature, encompassing values, security, and the set of economic activities th

1. Cultural Services The vital cultural links between people and nature, encompassing values, security, and the set of economic activities that build upon natures’ services • Values: Perceptions, beliefs, traditional practices, political views related to nature • Security: Rights, governance, access to resources, respect for traditional knowledge • Services: Spiritual, aesthetic, existence, sacred values andthe activities they support

2. Evolution of Cultural Services into Social Policy CI’s Internal Policies and key Social related Policies and Principles Tools Good Practices Institutional Protocols Common Framework SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY Rights Based Approach Social Safeguards Stakeholder Engagement Valuation of Cultural Services and Values Impact on Human Well Being

3. CI’s Rights Based Approach

4. A Rights Based Approach in Action Integration of Rights: • NORMS, • STANDARDS & • PRINCIPLES Into: • POLICY, • PLANNING, • IMPLEMENTATION & • OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTS To help ensure that conservation respects rights in all cases and also supports the realization of rights

5. Highlights of Integration of RBA at CI • Incorporated in HSE Model • Specific component and guidance incorporated into Field Division Planning • Collaboration between SPP and CELB on Social and Environmental Standards • Testing and piloting of approaches with Field in Peru • Engagement with metrics to link RBA with HWB metrics • Support of the GEF Application

6. Today’s Task • Presentation of Policies • Feedback from Leadership Team • Discussion of where policies will be housed: Institutional Manual/ Procedures • Next Steps

7. Institutional Policy Revised • Indigenous Peoples and Conservation International: Principles for Partners • Research Ethics Policy New • Gender Policy • Protection of Vulnerable Populations Policy • Involuntary Resettlement Policy* • Partnerships Policy

8. Comments/Concerns • Direct Input today on the policies • Specific written input by August 3rd *GEF deadline is September 1.

9. Where to House Policies? Things to Consider: • Proposal Development • Programmatic and Project Design • Obligations to donors: Multi/bilaterals • Social and Environmental Safeguards • Incorporation of policies with grantees and partners ( auditing) • Human resources

10. Next Steps • Comments Finalized: August 3rd • RBA package sent to EMT for approval : August 13th • Peter determines if Board approval is needed • Package sent to GEF by September • Rollout of RBA policies in Fall of FY13 • Institutional Guidance on procedures/implementation during FY 13

12. Gender Equity RBA Policy • Goal is equal enjoyment by women and men of rights, socially valued goods, opportunities, resources, and rewards. • Addressing gender means recognizing men and women have different access to development programs and are affected differently by conservation activities. • Addressing gender differences and inequalities improves program outcomes and enhances sustainability. • Gender analysis involves understanding existing roles and responsibilities through access, knowledge, power. • Gender equity results from gender equity strategies and processes.

13. The Elevator Metaphor Existing gender inequalities keep women on the ground floor of the development skyscraper Discriminatory legislation Lack of skills, knowledge, education, and resources Gender-based violence Gender-sensitive interventions: Remove obstacles, Create equitable opportunities for both women and men, and Let both men and women together reach the penthouse

14. A Framework for Gender Analysis • Gender Dimensions: • Access to Resources • Knowledge, Beliefs, and • Perceptions • Practices and Participation • Laws, Legal Rights, • Policies, and Institutions • Power relations are • expressed within each dimension