Rights-based Conservation: Investing in South America

This brief presents investment opportunities to strengthen rights-based and participatory governance mechanisms across South America. The IUCN's Rights-Based Approach (RBA) is a framework for conservation that integrates human rights, particularly the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), with biodiversity protection to achieve conservation with justice and equitable outcomes. By ensuring respect for human rights, promoting procedural justice through participation and accountability, and contributing to human wellbeing alongside ecological health, the RBA aims to prevent negative impacts on people and ensure that conservation benefits all.