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CBD/WG8J/10/INF/4

Compilation of Views on the Integration ff Article 8(j) and Provisions Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities In The Work of the Convention And Its Protocols

CBD/WG8J/10/INF/3

Compilation of Views on the Finalization of Tasks 7, 10 and 12 of the Multi-Year Programme of Work for Article 8 (j) and Related Provisions

CBD/WG8J/10/INF/2

Compilation of Views Received on the Draft Glossary of Relevant Key Terms and Concepts to Be Used Within the Context of Article 8(j) and Related Provisions

CBD/WG8J/10/INF/1

Compilation of Views and Information Received on the Rutzolijirisaxik Voluntary Guidelines for the Repatriation of Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Relevant for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity (Task 15 of the Multi-Year Programme of Work)

Peer review of draft documents for the tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/JS/VF/86690 (2017-089)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and other relevant organizations

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2017

9 August 2017, New York, United States of America

The ten-year anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples presents a fitting opportunity to draw attention to the significant contribution of indigenous peoples to the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s biodiversity.

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

CBD/WG8J/10/9

Recommendations from the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Peer review of draft documents for the tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/JS/86690 (2017-072)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and other relevant organizations

Peer review of draft documents for the tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/JS/jh/86690 (2017-070)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and other relevant organizations

Preparation and Registration for the Twenty-first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 21), 11 to 14 December 2017, and the Tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 10), 13 to 16 December 2017 in Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/moc/86619 (2017-059)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, IGOs, NGOs, and Indigenous Organizations

Thirty-Fourth Session of Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (WIPO)

12 - 16 June 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

As the incoming Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity and as this is my first statement to this esteemed body, I wish to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land we are gathered upon, the Haudenosaunee Confederation, and to greet both the continuing Forum members and new members.

Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the occasion of the Sixteenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, United Nations Headquarters, 24 April to 5 May 2017

World Intellectual Property Day 2017

26 April 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Submission of views and information regarding the Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/JS/VF/jh/86220 (2017-033)
To: CBD, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, NGOs, IGOs

Third Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at IFAD

10 - 13 February 2017, Rome, Italy

Submission of views and information regarding the Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/JS/DM/86220 (2017-006)
To: CBD, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, NGOs, IGOs

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

I am honoured to speak this morning at the opening of this unique and powerful initiative, the “Muuchtanbal” Summit on Indigenous and Local Experiences — Traditional knowledge, biological and cultural diversity.

Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the “Muuchtanbal” Summit on Indigenous Experiences — Traditional knowledge, biological and cultural diversity, Cancun, Mexico, 10 December 2016

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/28

Progress Report on the SCBD-UNESCO Joint Programme on the Links between Biological and Cultural Diversity

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/5/ADD1

Additional Information Received on the Draft Glossary of Relevant Key Terms and Concepts to Be Used Within the Context of Article 8(j) and Related Provisions

Muuchtanbal Summit on Indigenous Experience: Traditional Knowledge, Biological and Cultural Diversity, in the margins of the UN Biodiversity Conference, 9-11 December 2016 – Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/VN/JS/DM/86070 (2016-138)
To: CBD, NP and TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, NGOs, IGOs

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/5

Compilation of Views Received on the Draft Glossary of Relevant Key Terms and Concepts to Be Used Within the Context of Article 8(j) and Related Provisions

The 1st Asian Conference on Biocultural Diversity, held from 27-29 October in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, produced a regional Declaration on Biocultural Diversity and an annex of practical actions that can be taken at different levels to strengthen the links between biological and cultural diversity for a sustainable future living in harmony with nature.

1st Asian Conference on Biocultural Diversity promotes strengthening links between biological and cultural diversity

29 OCTOBER 2016 – The 1st Asian Conference on Biocultural Diversity, held from 27-29 October in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, produced a regional Declaration on Biocultural Diversity and an annex of practical actions that can be taken at different levels to strengthen the links between ...

Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 13) and meetings of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP 8) and to the Nagoya Protocol (COP-MOP 2), 4 to 17 December 2016- Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/VN/JS/DM/86037 (2016-129)
To: CBD, TK and the Nagoya Protocol National Focal Points, International and Non-Governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities organizations

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/17

A Glossary of Relevant Key Terms and Concepts to be Used Within the Context of Article 8(J) and Related Provisions

Regional Training Workshop for the Asian Region on Community Protocols, Indicators on Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Use of Biodiversity under the Convention on Biological Diversity

17 - 21 October 2016, Thimphu, Bhutan

Peer review of Outlooks on Biodiversity: Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Contributions to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/OES/RH/KM/85935 (2016-102)
To: CBD, SBSTTA and TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations and relevant organizations

While many countries have made significant advances, indigenous peoples continue to face challenges in accessing their right to education, in particular their right to access a culturally appropriate education inclusive of their histories, world views and traditional knowledge and delivered through culturally appropriate teaching strategies, in appropriate cultural settings, and in their own languages.

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2016

Peer Review of a Draft Glossary of Relevant Key Terms and Concepts to be used within the Context of Article 8(j) and Related Provisions

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/VN/KG/jr/85891 (2016-099)
To: CBD and TK National Focal Points, international and non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Regional Training Workshop for the Asian Region on Community Protocols, Indicators on Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Use of Biodiversity under the Convention on Biological Diversity, 17-21 October 2016 – Thimphu, Bhutan

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/JS/DM/85830 (2016-092)
To: CBD, NP and TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations and relevant Asian international organizations

Regional Training Workshop for the Latin American and Caribbean Region on Community Protocols, Indicators on Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Use of Biodiversity under the CBD

23 - 27 May 2016, Panama City, Panama

UNEP/CBD/SBI/1/INF/2

Compilation of Views and Information Received on National Implementation of the Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions and the Plan of Action on Customary Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBI/1/INF/1

Progress Report on Capacity-Building and Development and Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Work of the Convention

Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 20), 25 to 30 April 2016 and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 1), 2 to 6 May 2016, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/JS/dm/85571 (2016-047)
To: CBD, TK, SBSTTA and the Nagoya Protocol National Focal Points, International and Non-Governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Regional Training Workshop for the Latin American and Caribbean Region on Community Protocols, Indicators on Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Use of Biodiversity under the CBD, 23-27 May 2016- Panama City, Panama

Reference: SCBD/NP/VN/JS/DM/85488 (2016-035)
To: CBD, NP and TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations and relevant LAC international organizations

UNEP/CBD/SBI/1/2/ADD3

Progress in Implementing Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, Including the Plan of Action on Customary Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity

African Training Workshop on Community Protocols, Indicators on Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Use under the Convention on Biological Diversity

25 - 29 January 2016, Nairobi, Kenya

Regional Capacity-Building Workshop for the Caribbean Region on Traditional Knowledge and Customary sustainable use under the Convention on Biological Diversity

14 - 18 December 2015, Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda

UNEP/CBD/WG8J/9/6

Report of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Inter Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity on Its Ninth Meeting

Progress on Implementation of the Programme of Work for Article 8(j) and related provisions: Request for contributions to the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/NP/VN/JS/DM/85188 (2015-132)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points, International and Non-Governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Regional Training Capacity-Building Workshop for the African Region on Community Protocols, Indicators on Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Use of Biodiversity under the CBD, 25 - 29 January 2016, Nairobi, Kenya

Reference: SCBD/NP/VN/JS/DM/85176 (2015-129)
To: CBD, NP and Traditional Knowledge Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations and international organizations of Africa

Regional Capacity-Building Workshop for the Caribbean Region on Traditional Knowledge and Customary sustainable use under the CBD, 14–18 December 2015, Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/JS/dm/85147 (2015-123)
To: CBD and Traditional Knowledge Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations and international organizations of the Caribbean

First, I would like to extend my deep appreciation to Mr. Kenneth Deer and Mr. Charles Patton, Elders of the Mohawk Community from Kahnawake, Canada, for providing a traditional blessing and for sharing with us their rich cultural heritage, which is deeply rooted in this land.

Statement by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(J) and Related Provisions at its Ninth Meeting, Montreal, 4 November 2015