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In Paragraphs 12 and 13 of Decision X/43, the Conference of the Parties called for an in-depth dialogue on ecosystem management, ecosystem services and protected areas at the 7th Working Group on Article 8(j). This event will explore the cross-cutting nature of these issues, with a particular fo ...
The event will present information on the V World Conservation Congress of IUCN, to take place in Jeju, Republic of Korea, in September 2012. IUCN Congresses have been important venues where indigenous peoples and local communities can make their voices heard on conservation topics. The Congres ...
The Secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will update the participants on the text-based negotiations underway in the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) process (namely the renewed ...
The IIFB will share case studies prepared for the 2011 Article 8j Meeting which include lessons learned and recommendations relating to Traditional Knowledge
Territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities (also known as ICCAs) are a phenomenon of global significance for the earth's biodiversity and ecosystem functions, cultural and linguistic diversity, and livelihood security. If properly recognized and supported, ICCAs ...
This event will offer an overview of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing by leading experts in law on biodiversity, indigenous peoples and and intellectual property. It will focus on the Protocol's provisions on traditional knowledge related to genetic resources, and address how th ...
This side event is an ILC consultation on climate-related geo-engineering and its impacts on the achievement of the objectives of the CBD, as per decision X/33 on biodiversity and climate change and the ongoing work of the Liaison Group on Climate-related Geo-engineering as it relates to the CBD.
A case study on customary use from a local community in Mørkridsdalen, a valley in Western Norway.
Spring duck hunting is a saami tradition in the municipality of Kautokeino in Norway. The Sami Parliament and State authorities in Norway are now in consultations with the objective of achieving agreement for the future of spring duck hunting. Spring duck hunting is an indigenous cultural practi ...
The event will present on the outcomes and of expert meetings in Gland (July 2011) and Washington DC (October 2011) that have rigorously explored the potential gaps and opportunities in the interface between the Nagoya Protocol and the PoWPA.
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 p ...
This information event will discuss the synergies, similarities and differences in the implementation of the CBD and ITPGRFA as they relate to farmers, indigenous and local communities conserving genetic resources.
This event will comprise a roundtable of representatives from Indigenous peoples, local communities, and supporting organizations exploring recognition and implementation of different types of rights and responsibilities relating to communities’ governance and customary sustainable use of biodiv ...
Advances in genomics and synthetic biology are combining with satellite and aerial imaging techniques that make it potentially possible to conduct three-dimensional assays of species density and diversity, via airplane, over large areas and for others, on the ground, to take single samples of co ...
During this side-event, indigenous and local community organisations from IWBN-LAC and Regional Indigenous Program of the UNWomen will discuss about their initiatives on capacity building for indigenous women in the LAC region They will share information from “capacity building on ABS” focussin ...
The event will highlight efforts of Government of India in Protecting Traditional Knowledge as well as ensuring Traditional Knowledge associated with genetic resources is suitably recognised and rewarded.
Despite a clear decision at COP 10 that the views and experiences of indigenous peoples, local communities and other stakeholders on geoengineering and biodiversity needed to be sought and synthesized for SBSTTA, the discussion has been dominated by a small group of scientific experts, where the ...
In paragraph10 of decision X/43, the Conference of the Parties authorized the Secretariat to convene an international meeting to provide advice on the content and implementation of the new major component of work on Article 10(c). This meeting was held in Montreal from 31 May to 3 June 2011, and ...
Moving from CBD COP decisions to implementation on the ground requires focused use of often limited resources. The Swedish national programme on local and traditional knowledge related to biodiversity (Naptek) describes challenges encountered and lessons learnt over a six year period of work to ...
The side event will present the development of an Inter-comnmunity Agreement for equitable benefit-sharing based on Quechua customary laws, and its role in strengthening local economies and knowledge systems. A new publication on the agreement by Asociacion ANDES (Peru), the Asociacion of Potato ...