Traditional Knowledge Information Portal

Agenda-ENGLISH SESSION

Tuesday-30 November 2017
10:30-12:30 EDT/NY –

Section 1. National Arrangements for Traditional Knowledge

  • Welcome by Facilitator, Ms. Eva Gurria, United Nations Development Programme

  • Introduction to Online Forum and Regional Workshops and introduction to national arrangements for the protection and promotion of traditional knowledge to support implementation of the Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity, including through use of the Mo’otz Kuxtal Voluntary Guidelines , to achieve Target 18 and to contribute to Target 16 (Nagoya Protocol) of Strategic Plan for Biological Diversity (2011-2020). Mr. John Scott, Secretariat of the CBD

  • Discussion and sharing on national arrangements for Traditional knowledge Facilitator, Mr. Diego Ochoa, United Nations Development Programme and Mr. John Scott, Secretariat of the CBD

Section 2. Access and Benefit Sharing of the Utilization of Traditional Knowledge

  • Welcome by Facilitator, Ms. Eva Gurria, United Nations Development Programme
  • Building trust for the development of products derived from genetic resources and its associated traditional knowledge Mr. Santiago Carrizosa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • Examples of prior informed consent processes, mutually agreed terms and benefit sharing arrangements for access to traditional knowledge and examples of community protocol. Mrs. Lucy Mulenkei, Indigenous Women Network on Biodiversity (IWNB)
  • Discussion and sharing on local arrangements for Traditional knowledge, Mr. Diego Ochoa, United Nations Development Programme and Mr. John Scott, Secretariat of the CBD
Conclusion and Follow Up for the implementation of the Regional Training Workshops Mr. John Scott, Secretariat of the CBD