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Daily Web Coverage/ Daily Reports
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced daily web coverage, daily reports, and a joint summary and analysis of both the Article 8(j)-8 and SBSTTA-17 meeting. To download our reports, click the HTML or PDF icons below. |
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Eighth meeting of the Ad-Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Seventeenth meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
7-11 and 14-18 October 2013
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters, Montreal, Canada |
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Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages) |
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Highlights for Monday, 7 October 2013 |
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The Working Group on Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) opened on Monday, 7 October 2013, in Montreal, Canada. Meeting in plenary throughout the day, delegates attended an indigenous welcoming ceremony and addressed: progress in implementation of Article 8(j); a draft plan of action on customary sustainable use; draft best-practice guidelines on the repatriation to traditional knowledge; the contribution of tasks 7, 10 and 12 of the Article 8(j) work programme (benefit-sharing from, and unlawful appropriation of, traditional knowledge) to the work under the CBD and the Nagoya Protocol; and sui generis systems for the protection, preservation and promotion of traditional knowledge. |
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OPENING PLENARY |
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Article 8(j) WG8 resources
Meeting website and documents
Meeting revised annotated agenda
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Expert Meeting Report, 9-11 June 2013, Tokyo, Japan
Glossary of Key Terms Related to Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions
SBSTTA 17 resources
Meeting website and documents
Meeting annotated agenda
Report of the European Expert Meeting in Preparation of SBSTTA-17, 10-13 September 2013, Isle of Vilm
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the CBD, 8-19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
IISD RS coverage of the Selected Side Events at CBD COP 11, 8-19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
IISD RS coverage of SBSTTA 16, 30 April - 5 May 2012, ICAO headquarters, Montreal, Canada
IISD RS coverage of SBSTTA 15, 7-11 November 2011, Montréal, Canada
IISD RS coverage of Article 8(j) WG 7, 31 October - 4 November 2011, Montréal, Canada (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of Article 8(j) WG 6, 2-6 November 2009, Montreal, Canada
IISD RS archive of meetings on the Commission on Genetic Resources (CGRFA) and ITPGRFA
Biodiversity-L - A mailing list for news on biodiversity and wildlife policy
Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news |
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