Indigenous Peoples’ Foundation for Education and Environment
(IPF) The Indigenous Peoples’ Foundation for Education and
Environment (IPF) was officially established on 3 November 2005
in Thailand, registration number Chor Mor. 0027/2548, by a joint
effort of indigenous peoples’ leaders and local academics. Its
main aim at that time was to build capacity of indigenous
peoples and to promote full and effective participation of
indigenous peoples in a wide range of international policy
processes relevant to them. These included, but were not limited
to, policy on forest and biodiversity conservation and
management, and policy on climate change mitigation and
adaptation measures. These activities were undertaken in close
collaboration with the International Alliance of Indigenous and
Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests (IAITPTF) and other
partner organisations. In 2009, the IPF reviewed and adjusted
its policy and programmes to be more community oriented in order
to best serve the need of its target communitie