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Indigenous Communities, Tourism and Biodiversity Workshop Series: New Information and Web-based Technologies Pacific Islands Workshop 3-5 November 2008, Apia, Samoa

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/65217 (2008-136)
To: CBD National Focal Points

As per Notification 2008-088 (Ref.: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/64300) dated 22 July 2008, and thanks to the generous financial contribution of the government of Spain, I am pleased to inform Parties of the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in or ...

Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore - Thirteenth Session

13 - 17 October 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

List of selected participants to receive funding for participation in the Global Indigenous Peoples’ Consultation on Potential Impacts of “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest egradation (REDD)” on Indigenous and Local Communities, Baguio City, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/65341 (2008-138)
To: Indigenous and Local Communities

After consideration of nominations received by the Secretariat and in close collaboration with co-organisers (the United Nations University’s Traditional Knowledge Initiative, UNU-TKI, and Tebtebba, Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education), I am pleased to info ...

Pacific Region Workshop on Indigenous Communities, Tourism and Biodiversity: New Information and Web-based Technologies

3 - 5 November 2008, Apia, Samoa

Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on “Climate Change, REDD and Biodiversity” on the occasion of the International Expert Meeting on Potential Impacts of “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” on Indigenous and Local Communities, Baguio City, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008.

Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf on “Climate Change, REDD and Biodiversity” on the occasion of the International Expert Meeting on Potential Impacts of “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” on Indigenous and Local Communities, Baguio City, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008

Global Indigenous Peoples' consultation on potential impacts of "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)" on Indigenous and Local Communities

12 - 14 November 2008, Baguio, Philippines

Workshop on Matters Relating to Traditional Knowkedge and ABS

15 - 17 December 2008, Vienna, Austria

Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions: Request for contributions from Parties and stakeholders

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/65557 (2009-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

In order to assist with the preparation of documentation for the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8 (j) and related provisions, Parties, other governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and other relevant organizations, are invited to pr ...

International Expert Group Meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

14 - 16 January 2009, New York, United States of America

Article 8 (j) and related provisions: Online Discussion Forum on Article 10(c), 11 February to 11 March 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/66366 (2009-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

In order to assist the Executive Secretary in the preparation of advice for the next meeting of the Working Group, I have the pleasure to inform you that an Online Discussion Forum on Article 10(c) will be held from 11 February to 11 March 2009 through the Traditional Knowledge Information Porta ...

Online Discussion Forum on Article 10 (c)

11 February - 11 March 2009, Online

Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected participants to receive funding for participation in the Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/JS/SG/66514 (2009-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points Indigenous and Local Communities

As you may know, in decision VII/16 G, paragraph 10, on Participatory mechanism for indigenous and local communities, the Conference of the Parties (COP) decided “to establish a voluntary funding mechanism under the Convention to facilitate the participation of indigenous and local communities i ...

International Conference on Indigenous Sacred and Cultural Sites

5 - 11 April 2009, Cuzco, Peru

Access and Benefit-sharing: Composition of the Expert Group on traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, Hyderabad, India, 16-19 June 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/67044 (2009-041)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders

In accordance with the above, by Notification 2009-019 of 24 February 2009, the Executive Secretary invited Parties, indigenous and local communities, relevant international organizations and other stakeholders to nominate experts and observers for the meeting of the expert group on traditional ...

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Assessment of the effectiveness of existing subnational, national and international instruments, particularly intellectual property rights instruments, that may have implications on the protection of the knowledge, innovations and practices of I/LC

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Development of Elements of Sui Generis Systems for the Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices to Identify Priority Elements

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Indigenous and Local Community, Business and Biodiversity Consultation, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 May 2009.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Indigenous and Local Community, Business and Biodiversity Consultation, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 May 2009

Eighth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

18 - 29 May 2009, New York, United States of America

UNEP/CBD/ABS/GTLE/3/INF/1

Study on Compliance in relation to the Customary Law of Indigenous and Local Communities, National Law, across Jurisdictions, and International Law

UNEP/CBD/ABS/GTLE/3/INF/3

Report of the International Workshop on Methodologies regarding Free, Prior ad Informed Consent ad Indigenous Peoples, 17-19 January 2005

UNEP/CBD/ABS/GTLE/3/1/ADD1/REV1

Revised Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

Group of Technical and Legal Experts on Traditional Knowledge associated with Genetic Resources

16 - 19 June 2009, Hyderabad, India

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG-8(j) 6), Montreal, Canada, 2-6 November 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/67912 (2009-076)
To: Indigenous and Local Community Organizations

I am pleased to confirm that the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions will be held at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Headquarters in Montreal, from 2-6 November 2009, back-to-back with the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc ...

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG-8(j) 6), Montreal, Canada, 2-6 November 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/67912 (2009-077)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to confirm that the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions will be held at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Headquarters in Montreal, from 2-6 November 2009, back-to-back with the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc O ...

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG-8(j) 6), Montreal, Canada, 2-6 November 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/67912 (2009-078)
To: UN Agencies, international organizations, IGOs, NGOs and stakeholders

I am pleased to confirm that the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions will be held at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Headquarters in Montreal, from 2-6 November 2009, back-to-back with the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc O ...

Message by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed djoghlaf, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2009.

Message by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed djoghlaf, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2009

Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge, & Access and Benefit-sharing Montreal, Canada, 29-31 October 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/68415 (2009-097)
To: CBD National Focal Points in the LAC Region Indigenous and Local Community

I am pleased to inform Parties, international agencies, indigenous and local community representatives and other stakeholders, that thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Spain, a regional capacity building workshop for indigenous and local community representatives on e ...

List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the Sixth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions, and/or the Eighth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, 2-6 November and 9-15 November respectively, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/68575 (2009-109)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

In connection with the sixth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions and the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, after due consideration of all nominations received and in accordance with the selection criteria established in the Annex o ...

Workshop for Indigenous and Local Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean on Information Technologies, Tourism and Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems - Workshop III: Forest Ecosystems, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Ecuador, 9-11 December 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/cm/68036 (2009-114)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Latin America and the Caribbean region, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations

In decision IX/13, E7 on Article 8(j) and related provisions, the Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requested the Executive Secretary to convene, subject to the availability of financial resources, further regional and sub-regional workshops on community ...

Selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding for the Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge & Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, Canada, 29-31 October 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/68901 (2009-121)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

I am pleased to inform you that the selection of indigenous and local community representatives to receive financial assistance to participate in the meeting under reference has been completed in partnership with the Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Re ...

Annual Inter-Agency Support Group (IASG) meeting on Indigenous Peoples Issues

28 - 30 September 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity-building Workshop on the CBD including Article 8(j) and Access and Benefit-sharing

29 - 31 October 2009, Montreal, Canada

Press Release: The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities in Protecting Life on Earth.

The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities in Protecting Life on Earth

Montreal, 30 October 2009 – Constituting a relatively small portion of the world’s 6.3 billion people, indigenous and local communities represent the largest portion of linguistic and cultural diversity on Earth and their traditional lands and waters overwhelmingly contain the greatest remaining ...

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, 2 November 2009.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, 2 November 2009

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions

2 - 6 November 2009, Montreal, Canada

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing session of the Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, 6 November 2009.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing session of the Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, 6 November 2009

9th World Wilderness Congress (WILD9)

6 - 13 November 2009, Merida, Mexico

2010 Calendar for the Latin American and Caribbean sub-regional workshops organized in collaboration with the Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network (IWBN) in the region and with the financial support of the Government of Spain

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/DM/69772 (2009-163)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities

Under Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Parties undertake to respect, preserve and maintain the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and promote their wider a ...

Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge & Access and Benefit-sharing Third Workshop: Southern Cone Region, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4 - 6 February 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70021 (2009-182)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Spain, a regional capacity building workshop for indigenous and local community representatives on effective participation in the CBD processes, with a specific focus on Article 8(j) and ABS , will b ...

Selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding for the Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge & Access and Benefit-sharing. Third Workshop: Cone Sur Region, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 04-06 February 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70328 (2010-011)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

I am pleased to inform you that the selection of indigenous and local community representatives to receive financial assistance to participate in the meeting under reference has been completed in partnership with the Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Re ...

Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge, and Access and Benefit-sharing Fourth Workshop: Mesoamerican Region, Guatemala, Guatemala, 4-6 March 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70349 (2010-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community

I am pleased to inform Parties, international agencies, indigenous and local community representatives and other stakeholders that, thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Spain, a regional capacity building workshop for indigenous and local community representatives on e ...

List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the Ninth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, 22-28 March 2010, Cali, Colombia

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/70568 (2010-019)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities

In connection with the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, I am pleased to inform Parties and stakeholders that, after due consideration of all nominations received, the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive fi ...

Indigenous and local community negotiators meeting, 13-15 March 2010, Cali, Colombia

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/70567 (2010-021)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities

The Parties to the Convention have recognized the importance of the participation of indigenous and local communities in the elaboration and negotiation of the international regime on access and benefit sharing in the preamble of decision IX/12 and in paragraphs 18 and 19 of that decision, which ...

Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity-building Workshop on the CBD including issues relevant to Article 8(j), TK and ABS

4 - 6 February 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina