Ms Joji CARIÑO

Senior Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme

Joji Carino is Senior Policy Adviser of Forest Peoples Programme (FPP). She is an Ibaloi from the Cordilleras Highlands of the Philippines. As well-known activist and analyst Joji Carino has over thirty years of experience working on indigenous peoples’ rights, from actions to change unsustainable dam projects in the Philippines up to global environment forums such as the CBD, IPBES and Agenda 2030.

Joji has been a pioneer for the respect and recognition of the contribution of Indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES Work Programme and assessments. She was a  previous  member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Secretary General of the United Nations.