Webinar: Information on the process of developing a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j)

Title: Webinar to provide information on the process of developing a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities
 

Date [expired]: Tuesday, 7 March 2023: 8:00-9:30 am (Montreal Time, UTC-5)
Recordings:

[Webinar en Español] [Webinar en Français]

About the event

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity hosted a webinar on 7 March 2023 to inform and update Parties, indigenous peoples and local communities and stakeholders on decision 15/10 regarding the development of a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities.

The webinar aimed to clarify the rationale, objectives, and methodology of the approaching negotiations for the new programme of work on, and possible institutional arrangements and their modus operandi for indigenous peoples and local communities. During the webinar, a summary of the decisions related to indigenous peoples and local communities made at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) was presented, focusing on the peer review process and Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group on the new programme of work and institutional arrangements, and next steps.

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Relevant documents

• Webinar presentations
  • CBD Presentation: Webinar presentation, Convention on Biological Diversity [PDF-579]
  • IIFB Presentation: International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)’s draft views on the new Programme of Work and Institutional Arrangements on Article 8(j), Lucy Mulenkei , IIFB’s co chair, 7 march 2022 [PDF-222 Kb]

• Webinar questions and answers (in English, Spanish and French), Convention on Biological Diversity [PDF-263 Kb]

• Invitation to attend a webinar to provide information on the process of developing a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities, CBD Notification, 28 February 2023, Ref.: SCBD/SSSF/PBU/JL/QC/TM/90845

• Decision 15/10: Development of a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities, Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), 19 December 2022 [PDF-310 Kb]

• Peer Review of Annex II: Draft Possible Elements of the New Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and other Provisions of the Convention Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, CBD Notification, 3 November 2022, Ref.: SCBD/SSSF/JL/QC/TM/90645 ((2022-070) [PDF-105 Kb] - [Related documents]

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