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How are new technologies being deployed to mitigate climate change, and what are the implications of these for biodiversity and the environment?
This side event is organized to brief participants about the preparations under way for the regional workshops on capacity building for national biodiversity strategies and action plans, as requested in decision VIII/8. The briefing will build on relevant documents prepared for the second meetin ...
The issues of folklore, traditional knowledge, and genetic resources that are being discussed and addressed in multiple fora at multiple levels. Indigenous and other local communities will be particularly affected by the outcomes of these discussions and it is important to ensure that developme ...
A critical look at what the new green revolution initiatives in Africa really mean for biodiversity, farmers' rights and food sovereignty, and what the alternatives could be.
An examination of a number of new initiatives and technologies that engineer seed sterility under the guise of biocontainment.
This event will allow the Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network (IWBN) to present themselves and the on-going work they have been doing
This side event will share the outcome and future work on indicators relevant for indigenous peoples. Initiatives by indigenous peoples on Communication, Education and Public Awareness will also be discussed.
Traditional indigenous diets and lifestyles tend to protect against chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease and diabetes. However, encrouchments on indigenous land and resources undermine access to these foods, and thus the food security of Indigenous Peoples. This session will discuss f ...
The draft version of the review of the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity will be presented. Inputs from participants will be taken into account in preparation of the final document to be presented to the 13th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Tec ...
Presentation of the network, its actvities and its projects
This side event will present an overview of the mission, work and experience of Quebec’s Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (Quebec's Environmental Public Hearings Board), in relation to the consultation process of indigenous and local communities. The event will particularly focus ...
This side event is organized to introduce the guidelines for the fourth national report and a program to fund the preparation of the 4NR. This side event also provides an opportunity for countries to exchange the experience in implementing the Convention, in particular aspects covered in the 4NR.
PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF WORK ON ARTICLE 8(j) AND RELATED PROVISIONS AND ON THE INTEGRATION OF THE RELEVANT TASKS INTO THE THEMATIC PROGRAMMES OF WORK UNDER THE CONVENTION AND AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
A patent for the first human-made species has been applied for. What are the implications of synthetic life for the environment? for intellectual property? For how we define life?
To present the concepts of the Canadian Model Forests and the contribution of Aboriginal people in their sucess. The presentation will after describe the International Model Forest Network and underline the importance of Indigenous collaboration in achieving their implementation.