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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… and Folklore IHR International Health Regulations ILC indigenous and local community INBio National Institute of … the Sea UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples UNEP United Nations Environment Programme … rather than the sectoral approach (focusing on speci!c species, ecosystems, or sites) that is characteristic of …
Document - ABS information kit
… owes a great deal to the traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities. This valuable knowledge has … appropriately by those who use it, and that the rights of indigenous and local communities (ILCs) are considered during … which they are part of. This includes diversity within species, between species and their ecosystems. Biological …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… acknowledge the immense contribution made by farmers and indigenous communities in developing and conserving the plant … 9 includes measures for the protection of local and indigenous communities’ and farmers’ traditional knowledge … have tended to utilize a diverse selection of crop species in order to assure their harvests; seed production in …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… 30 years. These are community-managed seed banks where indigenous, local variety seeds are stored and shared with … example is the genus Lycopersicon, in which many wild species can be crossed with the cultivated tomato L. … represents a model for benefit sharing that supports indigenous communities’ control of their own resources, path …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … Culture Working Group DRIP Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ICAHM … cultural heritage; the recognition of the position of indigenous peoples and local communities. The two Resolutions …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… GPS Global Positioning Systems GR Genetic Resources ICCA Indigenous and Community Conserved Area ICCPR International … Institute for Environment and Development ILC Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities ILO International … practices that contaminate or destroy the natural world, species and habitats, sacred sites, and our communities and …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… 5. Access and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources Indigenous and local communities Prior informed consent 6. … to remedy environmental injury: the extinction of a species of fauna or flora, erosion, loss of human life and … and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources Many indigenous and other local communities rely on natural …
Factsheet - Traditional Knowledge, Innovation and Practices
… knowledge is the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities around the world. Developed … agricultural practices, including the development of plant species and animal breeds. Sometimes it is referred to as an … significant contribution to sustainable development. Most indigenous and local communities are situated in areas where …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 10 Wetlands -- an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore
… brush paintings of peaceful wetland scenes and wetland species are widely appreciated, as for example, the work of … of everyday life for many of the estimated three million indigenous people living within at least 5,000 distinct … Parties (COP) to the Ramsar Convention, May 1999. The 7 indigenous artists, from the Solen- tiname archipelago in the …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life
… wetlands provide the only breed- ing grounds for some bird species and support a unique flora as well as rare mammals. … seem to have a more holistic perspective of their world. Indigenous people in Australia consider themselves an … people. This holistic per- spective is also found in many indigenous belief systems in Africa and the Americas. The …