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'Customary sustainable use: developing a community-based monitoring system to track implementation of Article 10(c)'

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Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) and International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)

Date and Time
7 October 2013 13:15 - 14:45

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

Networking and sharing ideas and initiatives on the plan of action on customary sustainable use This week the Working Group on Article 8(j) discusses the new (draft) plan of action on customary sustainable use (CSU) (Article 10c), as a new major component of the revised programme of work on Article 8(j) and related provisions. The first priority tasks of this plan are 1. to incorporate CSU in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) 2. to support relevant community-based initiatives in support of Article 10c 3. and to identify best practices related to CSU and protected areas. This side event will facilitate informal discussion and information-sharing on this issue, with the following objectives:  Raising awareness and sharing information among indigenous and local community organisations and others (government policy-makers, conservationists and other professionals who work in indigenous territories) on article 10(c). This will include a background overview of Article 10(c), but will focus on the current draft plan of action, in particular the priority tasks and initiatives at national and local levels relevant to these tasks  Building a diverse and empowered network of indigenous and local community organisations and other organisations who are interested and committed to work on 10(c) issues at local, national and global levels, and who are interested to share information and provide input on a regular basis. There is already an ad-hoc ‘10c network’ within the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), but this network would greatly benefit from additional members bringing in new experiences and views. This side event is scheduled just before the plenary takes up the agenda item and will therefore be a timely opportunity to prepare inputs and shape the discussions.