A/HRC/33/59 137. The representative of Serikat Petani Indonesia stated that the right to seeds and the right to biodiversity were of utmost importance and not negotiable. 138. The representative of the World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples called for more references to pastoral lands and corridors in article 19. The representative expressed strong support for the right to the means of production outlined in article 21; called for the inclusion of animal genetic resources, including animal breeds, based on the needs of local communities, under article 22; and stressed that article 24 was essential. 139. The representative of Sindicato de Obreros del Campo de Andalucía listed the relevant international instruments in relation to article 19. The representative of the regional secretariat for Central America of LVC insisted on the crucial character of articles 19-24 and the need to have access to an instrument that provided protection against evictions. The representative of the Österreichische Berg- und KleinbäuerInnen Vereinigung (LVC member in Austria) stated that the right to land was not a new right but rather a step to support peasants in regaining their collective rights, which they had lost in the course of the previous century, and emphasized the importance of encouraging young peasants, especially in the European context, and facilitating their access to land. 140. The representative of FIAN International recalled the consensus on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, which were the basis of article 19. The Guidelines provided solid ground for the need for “preferential access”, which was aimed at correcting the asymmetry in access to waters between small-scale fishers and agents of industrial fishing, tourism or other large-scale industrial sectors. 141. The representative of the International Federation of Rural Adult Catholic Movements expressed support for the declaration, in particular articles 19-24, as well as the concepts of food sovereignty and agroecology. 142. The representative of Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Organizaciones del Campo called on the working group to adopt a multicultural approach to human rights and stated that it should not be a matter of adapting the declaration to national legislation but rather of determining how States should adapt their legislation to the aspirations of the declaration. 143. The representative of Centre Europe-tiers monde listed the key components of the right to land, notably agrarian reform, security of occupation, and the social function of land, which should all figure in article 19. Those elements had already been recognized at the national and international levels. E. Articles 25 to 30 and preamble 144. The representatives of FAO, the European Union and Indonesia suggested the inclusion of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in paragraph 2 of the preamble. The representative of FAO stated that paragraph 7 should include other small-scale communities and not only fishers. 145. The representatives of Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) expressed support for the inclusion of food sovereignty in the preamble. 146. The representative of Brazil proposed that preambular paragraph 1 should include gender and that paragraph 10 should add “and other activities related to their work”. 147. The representative of Indonesia proposed amending article 27 and made suggestions regarding the preamble. 18

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