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IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… mechanisms, national governments, civil society, local and indigenous communities, and the private sector. It will also … High Conservation Value network; (4) local communities and indigenous peoples organisa- tions; (5) Climate changes processes such …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… and the customary law of traditional societies and indigenous peoples, through to the laws of States and the international … • Outline any land and land tenure issues including indigenous and local community rights relevant to sustainable …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… acquiring new germplasm from other countries, documenting indigenous community knowledge and establishing field gene … It may be stated that currently, there is no clear indigenous understanding of the concept of Biosecurity. The … it bars the introduction of animals whether alien or indigenous into lakes or wetlands (sect. 42(c)) or the …
Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper
… faced difficulties in exercising this right include indigenous peoples, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced … persons with disabilities, elderly persons, migrants, indigenous peoples, internally displaced persons and migrant …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… utilization of genetic resources and the preservation of indigenous knowledge. (art. 1) The CBD also recognizes that … Such conservation occurs, for example, where farmers and indigenous communities safeguard traditional plant varieties … breeders. According to this view, in situ conservation by indigenous farmers diminished as they began to rely on …
Towards Networks of Marine Protected Areas: The MPA Plan of Action for IUCNs World Commission on Protected Areas
… – declared and run by local communities and traditional peoples Indigenous bio-cultural areas and territories – de- clared and run by indig- enous peoples Top: Fisherman capturing an octopus. Bottom: …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… and monitor biodiversity (art. 7) x x x x x x x x 5.3 Indigenous and local communities 5.3.1 Respect, preserve and … innovations and practices (art. 8(j)) 5.3.2 Exchange indigenous and local knowledge (art. 17(2)) 5.3.3 Protect and …