Contribution of the Indigenous Navigator Methodology to the Monitoring of Headline Indicator 22.1 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF)

This submission presents the Indigenous Navigator (IN) framework as a robust, rights-based monitoring framework capable of supporting the development of methodology and operationalisation of Headline Indicator 22.1 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

Headline Indicator 22.1 requires data on (i) the extent of land under tenure systems of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and (ii) the proportion of such land experiencing documented land-use change.

The Indigenous Navigator addresses both components through national and community-level surveys anchored in human rights instruments, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and ILO Convention No. 169.

This submission outlines how the Indigenous Navigator framework complements official data systems, generates disaggregated and locally grounded data, and supports integration with national reporting mechanisms under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Indigenous Navigator consortium also endorses the methodology proposed by the Technical Working Group, including the International Land Coalition (ILC), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and PRINDEX.