Presentations
Friday-9 December 2016
Excursion to the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka'an
Facilitated by: SEMARNAT and CDI representatives
- Registration
- Departure from Hotel Moon Palace Arena to the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka'an.
- Arrival at the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka'an.
- Indigenous ceremony to begin the work of the -Múuch’tambal Summit.
- Walk through the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka'an and experience exchanges on topics including:
- Collective actions of indigenous peoples and local communities related to the conservation and customary sustainable use of biodiversity;
- Relationships between biological and cultural diversity
- Traditional knowledge and customary use of biodiversity
- Mexican Working Group to develop the national declaration for the Muuch’tambal
- Return to Moon Palace Arena Hotel
- Arrive back at the Moon Palace Arena Hotel
Saturday-10 December 2016
Opening ceremony
Facilitated by: SEMARNAT and CDI representatives
VENUE: Moon Palace Arena Hotel (Multipurpose Room, Universal Building, 2nd Floor)
- Traditional Ceremony
- C.P. Nuvia Magdalena Mayorga Delgado, General Director of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI)
- Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the SCBD
- Ing. Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
High Level Panel
Facilitated by: International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity
- Mr. Ramiro Batzin, Global Coordinator of the IIFB.The contribution of Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices across the Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Tourism Sectors
- Mr. Qunli Han Director of the Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Secretary of the UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. UNESCO in Action to Strengthen the Links between Biological and Cultural Diversity.
- Mrs. Yoko Watanabe, Senior Biodiversity Specialist and Focal Point for Indigenous Peoples.Global Environment Facility (GEF) Financing Indigenous Peoples Conservation Initiatives
- Dr. Matthias Krause, Ministerio Federal de Cooperación Económica y Desarrollo de Alemania. The role of biological and cultural diversity in the German International Cooperation.
- Mr. Tsunao Watanabe, Representative of UNU and the Ishikawa Prefecture, Government of Japan.Outcomes from 1st Asian Conference on Biocultural Diversity to Promote and Strengthen links between Biological and Cultural Diversity
- Dr. Jamison Ervin, Head, UNDP Global Biodiversity Programme, UNDP.Outcomes from the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) Day at COP13: Contributions of IPLCs to Aichi Targets and Sustainable Development Goals
Panel 1:Traditional Knowledge, Innovation and Practices (in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism)
Facilitated by: Pernilla Malmer (SwedBio)
Presentation on experiences on the mainstreaming of biodiversity
Panel 2: Use, management and conservation of biodiversity
Facilitated by: Ramiro Batzin (Co-chair of the IIFB)
Food systems and Indigenous Peoples
Presentation on experiences on the mainstreaming of biodiversity
- Mr. Masayuki Kurechi,President of the working group about rice, of Ramsar, Japan. Project for the improvement of rice varieties (RiceBED project)
- Mr. Donald Rojas, President of the National Group, Costa Rica.Traditional innovative systems of use, manage and conservation of the ecosystem in the framework of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Costa Rica
- Dr. Yolanda Teran, Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network. Repatriation of traditional knowledge.
- Ms. Aydah Vahia, Coordinator of the Indigenous Peoples Network of the Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands.Use of traditional knowledge and practice for sustainable fishing
- Mr. Enrique Chankin Chanuk,Topche Ecoturistic Center.Protection of the Montes Azules Reserve through community participation
Sunday-11 December 2016
Panel discussion and round-table 3: Community governance and biodiversity
Facilitated by: Lucy Mulenkei (IWNB)
Presentation on experiences on the mainstreaming of biodiversity on community governance and biodiversity
- Mr. Daniel Mpoiko Kobei, Ogiek Peoples Development Program (Kenya).Community Protocols Development experience
- Mr. Onel Masardule Arias, Fundacion para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indigena, (Panama). Mesoamerican Biocultural Protocol Development
- Mr. Rodrigo de la Cruz, Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indigenas de la Cuenca Amazonica (COICA). Guidelines for a community protocol on conservation, protection and access to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources for indigenous Kofan nationality from Ecuador
- Mrs. Chrissy Grant, Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation, (Australia) Management and conservation of marine resources
- Ms. Yesenia Carolina Alvarado Chavez,Asociacion de Comunidades Forestales de Peten (Guatemala).Experience on the promotion of incentives for conservation and sustainable use of forest resources (including payments for environmental services and certified production)
- Mrs. Elvia Beltrán Villeda, Red Indígena HñaHñu (México).Management of biodiversity in the Zimapán Valley, Hidalgo for social and cultural development Mrs Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, National Coordinator of Madagascar' Locally Managed Marine Areas Network - called MIHARI Network. MIHARI: Networking coastal communities to manage Madagascar's small-scale fisheries sustainably
Declaration, Presentation of conclusions and next step forward
Facilitated by SEMARNAT and the SCBD
Cultural Night-Reception / 20th Anniversary International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity
Facilitated by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)
- IIFB remark, Mr. Ramiro Batzin and Mrs. Lucy Muleneki, Co-chairs
- Remarks from the Government of Mexico. Mr. Jorge Legorreta, Head of the Coordinating Unit for Social Participation and Transparency, SEMARNAT
- Remarks by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the SCBD
- Remarks from the GEF, Mrs. Yoko Watanabe, Senior Biodiversity Specialist and Focal Point for Indigenous Peoples.
- Presentation of the Local Biodiversity Outlook (LBO) by Forests People Programme (FPP)
- Awards’ Ceremony
- Artistic and cultural presentations of indigenous peoples
- Closing remarks
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