Side Event

BIOCULTURAL COMMUNITY PROTOCOLS (BCPS) AND ARTICLE 8(J) AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Organizer
IPCCA (Indigenous People's Climate Change Assessment)

Date and Time
1 November 2011 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions

This side-event will explore a variety of perspectives related to the use of Biocultural Protocols for protecting and promoting traditional knowledge, practices and innovation systems of indigenous peoples and local communities. It will focus how BCP can become a tool for empowering indigenous peoples and drive the local implementation of Article 8j and related provisions. Presenters will discuss why Biocultural Protocols are critical for maintaining cultural symbols, beliefs, attitudes, values, expectations, and norms of behavior associated to the respect for Mother Earth; and how BCPs can effectively implement FPIC, be used for the management of indigenous territorialities and ecosystems, and for fostering socio-economic development based on biocultural Heritage. Examples of Biocultural Protocols applied to access and use of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), will be presented.