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Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding for their participation in the Fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, the Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the concurrent meetings of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/QC/TM/91820 (2024-096)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and relevant organizations

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

9 August 2024, New York, United States of America

Informal Dialogue on a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/PBU/JL/OR/QC/TM (2024-040)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding for their participation in the Twenty-sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and the Fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/QC/TM/91510 (2024-032)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and relevant organizations

Integrating traditional and scientific knowledge for biodiversity conservation

21 November 2023, Online

Central role of Traditional Knowledge in protection and sustainable use of biodiversity is reaffirmed at United Nations Biodiversity Convention meetings in Geneva, Switzerland

Central role of Traditional Knowledge in protection and sustainable use of biodiversity is reaffirmed at United Nations Biodiversity Convention meetings in Geneva, Switzerland

Closing statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, for the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention, Geneva, 16 November 2023

Closing statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, for the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention, Geneva, 16 November 2023

Opening Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 12 November 2023

Opening Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 12 November 2023

Twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity

12 - 16 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

Traditional Knowledge at the centre of discussions for the upcoming meeting of the United Nations Biodiversity Convention, Geneva, Switzerland

Traditional Knowledge at the centre of discussions for the upcoming meeting of the United Nations Biodiversity Convention, Geneva, Switzerland

International dialogue with indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Gender Plan of Action

9 - 10 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

International dialogue with indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Gender Plan of Action

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/QC/TM/91284 (2023-106)
To: CBD national focal points, Traditional Knowledge national focal points, Gender national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations, cc: ABS national focal points

Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding for their participation in the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/QC/TM/91169 (2023-104)
To: CBD national focal points, TK focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and other relevant organizations

Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding for their participation in the Twenty-fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

Reference: SCBD/SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/QC/TM/91167 (2023-091)
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

9 August 2023, New York, United States of America

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2023

Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on the New Programme of Work and Institutional Arrangements on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

11 - 13 July 2023, Manaus, Brazil

Registration for the Twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 12 to 16 November 2023, and the First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 14 to 18 November 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/GT/91084 (2023-072)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Selected experts for the ad hoc technical expert group on the new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/QC/TM/90797 (2023-061)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

International Day of Plant Health

12 May 2023, Rome, Italy

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the discussion of item 3, on the discussion of the theme “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach”, New York, 18 April 2023

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the discussion of item 3, on the discussion of the theme “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach”, New York, 18 April 2023

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the discussion of agenda item 5 (f), on dialogue on Indigenous platforms established within United Nations entities, New York, 17 April 2023

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the discussion of agenda item 5 (f), on dialogue on Indigenous platforms established within United Nations entities, New York, 17 April 2023

Submission of views and information regarding the programme of work on Article 8(j) and related provisions

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/PBU/JL/QC/TM/90866 (2023-024)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Webinar to provide information on the process of developing a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities

7 March 2023, Online

Invitation to attend a webinar to provide information on the process of developing a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/PBU/JL/QC/TM/90845 (2023-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Nomination of experts for the ad hoc technical expert group on the new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/PBU/JL/QC/TM/90797 (2023-019)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

46th session of the IFAD Governing Council

14 - 15 February 2023, Rome, Italy

Sixth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD

9 - 13 February 2023, Paris, France

Peer Review of Annex II: Draft Possible Elements of the New Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and other Provisions of the Convention Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/QC/TM/90645 (2022-070)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, IGOs, indigenous peoples and local communities, and other relevant organizations

Representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities selected to receive funding for their participation in the Fifth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Part Two of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/QC/TM/90575 (2022-066)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities’ organizations, and other relevant organizations

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

9 August 2022, New York, United States of America

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2022

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2022

Three Yukon First Nations combine traditional knowledge and modern mapping in preparation for land use planning

How We Walk with the Land and the Water is an undertaking by three Yukon First Nations that uses modern technology to support traditional local knowledge of the land and wildlife by bringing it into a more recognizable form for those in a western scientific setting.

Indigenous Communities Protect 80% Of All Biodiversity

Despite the fact indigenous peoples make up around 15 percent of the world’s extreme poor and just five percent of the global population, they are protecting 80 percent of the world’s remaining biodiversity, according to data cited in Australia’s newly released 2021 State of the Environment report.

Australian environmental report finally recognizes Indigenous knowledge

In Australia, more than 100 animal species have gone extinct or been placed on endangered lists, ecosystems are plagued by invasive species, temperatures and sea levels rise, marine heatwaves have caused coral bleaching, while devastating floods and wildfires have ravaged the country.

‘Traditional knowledge should be integrated with scientific research’

In 1961, the foundation stone of the Navagam dam (now known as the Sardar Sarovar Project) was near the Narmada river in Gujarat, and the government began acquiring land, which belonged to the adivasi communities who had lived there for generations.

IPBES Values Assessment: integrating indigenous and local knowledge with scientific knowledge leads to more just and sustainable social and ecological outcomes

The assessment unveils important findings. It reveals that decision-making processes that support representation and consideration of diverse values and integrate indigenous and local knowledge with scientific knowledge have more just and sustainable social and ecological outcomes.

Africa is a treasure trove of medicinal plants: here are seven that are popular

Plants have directly contributed to the development of important drugs. The antimalarial treatment artemisinin, pain medication morphine, and cancer chemotherapy taxol are just three examples of drugs derived from plants.

First Nations' ancient fish bones may help us adapt to climate change

The study of 5,000-year-old fish bones on the West Coast is revealing how Indigenous people adapted to warming oceans — information that could shape present day adaptations and fisheries management as the climate crisis advances, University of Victoria researchers say.

Five risk-reduction strategies updated with age-old knowledge

Indigenous peoples' understanding of disaster risk uses an enormous dataset -- traditional knowledge and folklore reaching back many generations.

Indigenous knowledge vital in conservation of Nepal's tigers

Incidents of human-tiger conflict have increased in line with the growing populations of both the big cats and people, as more people venture into national parks and their buffer zones in search of firewood and food.

Jamaican Climate Leader Says Indigenous Knowledge Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Can agroforestry help mitigate climate change and remove CO₂ from our air permanently? In April 2021, Jamaica targeted an ambitious 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The upgraded new goal addressed land use change, forestry emissions, and committing to deeper emission reductions ...