Recognizing and honouring indigenous culture and knowledge, as well as supporting indigenous stewardship of the millions of acres of land under indigenous management represents a potential transformative pathway to meeting the SDGs.

In June 2020, GEO Indigenous Alliance representatives Diana Mastracci, James Rattling Leaf Sr. and Titus Letaapo joined a forum for Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) to discuss opportunities and challenges for increasing Indigenous Peoples engagement in the co-development, co-creation, and use of Earth observations (EO) data and tools. This session was moderated by Steven Ramage from the GEO Secretariat.