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Knowledge, values and community based monitoring - Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities contributions to Aichi Targets and to IPBES

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SWEDBIO AT STOCKHOLM RESILIENCE CENTRE, FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME, TEBTEBBA FOUNDATION, INSTITUTE FOR BIODIVERSITY NETWORK AND UNDP

Date and Time
13 October 2014 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Knowledge, practices and values of indigenous peoples and local communities are essential to governing and conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services all over the world. In different global regions, indigenous peoples have developed their own ways of monitoring ecosystems and community health. These are based on indigenous and local knowledge and a holistic view of people and their environment, but new technologies are also used and adapted. This side event presents recent experiences and development of methods for bottom up approaches to monitoring where a diversity of knowledge systems are contributing to the analysis of achievements towards Aichi targets, providing an enriched picture as a base for policy decisions and further actions. The same methods are also most relevant for IPBES as a diverse knowledge platform that recognizes and respects the contribution of indigenous and local knowledge to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems. The side event will further present the outcomes of a recent International Expert workshop on Indigenous valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services compared to other ways of valuation in the context of IPBES. The publication launch of “Biodiversity financing and safeguards: Lessons learned and proposed guidelines” will also take place in this event.