The Implementation Project

The Implementation Project (TIP) attended the 24th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, NY, from April 21 to May 2, 2025, to support Indigenous leaders in advancing their diplomatic agendas, while sharing new

The Implementation Project (TIP) is honored to announce the publication of Walter Echo-Hawk’s, A Tribal Government Handbook for Operationalizing FPIC in the Context of Conservation and Development (2025). The Handbook is for everyone working with Tribal governments to protect Tribal

The Implementation Project (TIP) is excitedly preparing for participation in the upcoming annual session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) and will be hosting a side event panel of distinguished speakers: Implementing FPIC Across the Regions. This

The Implementation Project is excited to share another opportunity for international engagement: two calls for inputs by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for his thematic reports. Each year, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous

The next TIP Quarterly Meeting is March 18, 2025, from 12:00-1:30PM (MT). Register HERE or scan the QR code above to receive the Zoom link. The March meeting will include: Speakers:  We hope you can join! If you have any questions, please

The Implementation Project is excited to announce an upcoming event: Protecting Traditional Plant Knowledge Consultation Prep Webinar. This webinar is a collaboration of The Implementation Project, the Arizona State University College of Law Indigenous Innovation Initiative, the National Congress of

The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues’ Annual Session will take place from Monday, April 21 to Friday, May 2, 2025. We are excited to see that the Forum chose the theme of “Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced it will be consulting with the public, Tribes, and other Indigenous Peoples and organizations regarding whether the U.S. should sign and implement a new treaty on genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge

The Implementation Project, a joint project of the Native American Rights Fund and the University of Colorado Law School, has long encouraged the United States government to take measures to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous