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The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities

… Course:Introductory Course to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Book: Unit 5 - The Role of Indigenous and … in relation to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources held by indigenous and local communities, as well as to genetic resources held by indigenous and local communities …
17 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Traditional Knowledge, Innovation and Practices

… situated in areas where the vast majority of the world’s genetic resources are found. Many of them have cultivated and … use. The Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity recognize the crucial importance of traditional … Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity 413, Saint Jacques Street, suite 800 Montreal, …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… are also of relevance. The 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity states in article 20 (4) that implementation of … “FPIC”) with respect to the use of their knowledge and the genetic resources on which they rely. In the words of article … exist regarding the terms on which such knowledge and genetic resources may be used or, in the words of article …
17 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… and sustainable use of the ecosystems and biological diversity on which the full enjoyment of human rights … activities, the use of their traditional know- ledge and genetic resources, or other activities in relation to their … 19, 29 (2) and 32. See also Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of …
17 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges

… sites for the conservation of biological and cultural diversity as they contribute to connectivity, resilience and … 2.82 Protection and conservation of biological diversity of protected areas from the negative impacts of … and especially the Nagoya Protocol to the CBD on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of …
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Promoting Locally Managed Marine Areas as a socially inclusive approach to meeting area-based conservation and Marine Protected Area targets

… NOTING the 2010 decision by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to set the global target for Marine Protected … is posing serious threats to marine biological and genetic diversity, with potentially serious consequences for food …
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… people living with the natural resources, whose cultural diversity, in turn, depends on access to those resources and … sharing of the bene fits arising from the utili za tion of genetic resources, as reflected in the three main objec tives … ical processes (species migra tions, repro duc tion areas, genetic flows via corri dors, etc.), many of which go beyond …
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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… voicing for decades: while holding much of the world’s diversity in terms of culture, language and spirituality, … Internacional para el Desarrollo Convention on Biological Diversity Environmental and social management guidelines Food … could destroy the habitat, inter-breed with and affect the genetic integrity of the wild fish stocks that are vital to …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… eties throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature, and to ensure that any use of natural … negative effect on the planet. We face the erosion of genetic resources, the shrinking of wildlife habitats, the … sciences, technologies and cultures, including human and genetic resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of … of the environment; promote the fair and equitable use of genetic resources associated with land, fisheries and forests …
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