Contractor on Indigenous Peoples and Peasant’s Rights and Biodiversity Conservation
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights · MEXICO CITY · Apply by November 13, 2026
About this role
Result of Service OHCHR-Mexico will have an evidence-based assessment of opportunities for Indigenous and peasant-led biodiversity conservation through ADVCs, concrete recommendations for rights-based engagement with communities and institutions, and a fundable preliminary concept for a longer-term initiative, potentially supported by the Kunming Biodiversity Fund. Work Location Mexico City Expected duration 01/12/26-31/03/27 Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision of OHCHR-Mexico, the consultant will identify practical opportunities to strengthen the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and biodiversity conservation in Mexico. The assignment will focus on Áreas Destinadas Voluntariamente a la Conservación (ADVC), particularly those governed or managed by Indigenous or peasant communities (mostly ejidos), and explore relevant links with Indigenous Peoples’ Justice Plans (Planes de Justicia), coordinated by the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI), as well as other Justice and Development Plans coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT). The work will inform future OHCHR technical cooperation and lay the…