Summary
On Saturday, the plenary of the CBD Working Group on Article 8(j) heard a report of Friday’s deliberations in the Friends of the Chair group on future work, and participated in an in-depth dialogue on the contribution of traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities to the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda with special emphasis on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Working Group adopted six recommendations and the meeting report.
CBD Executive Secretary Paşca Palmer considered the participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in the Convention critical for assessing implementation on the ground and for developing new arrangements to save biodiversity globally. Working Group Co-chair Ochoa, Mexico on behalf of COP 13 Presidency, stated that the guidelines on traditional knowledge repatriation and the glossary will help develop a common approach across the Convention; and gaveled the meeting to a close at 1:19 pm.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from 21st Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and 10th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the CBD.The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF.
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Article 8(j) Working Group
L-R: Cuauhtémoc Ochoa, Mexico, and Yeshing Juliana Upún Yos, Guatemala, Co-Chairs of the Working Group on
Article 8(j)
Tone Solhaug, Norway
Clarissa Nina, Brazil
Alejandra Barrios, Mexico
Ines Verleye, EU
Marie-May Muzungaile, Seychelles
Xu Jing, China
Elise Murphy, Australia
Deputy Executive Secretary David Cooper
Valerie Normand, CBD Secretariat
Cuauhtémoc Ochoa, Mexico, and Yeshing Juliana Upún Yos, Guatemala, Co-Chairs of the Working Group on
Article 8(j), consulting with the CBD Secretariat
John Scott, CBD Secretariat
View of the presentation by Yoko Watanabe, Global Manager, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme
Mrinalini Rai, Global Forest Coalition
Yoko Watanabe, Global Manager, GEF Small Grants Programme
Zsolt Molnár, Centre for Ecological Research (Hungary) and lead author of the IPBES Europe and Central Asia Assessment
Gloria Marina Apén Gonzalez, Guatemala
CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer
Cuauhtémoc Ochoa, Mexico, Co-Chair of the Working Group on
Article 8(j), gaveled the meeting to a close at 1:19 pm
L-R: Edda Fernández Luiselli, Mexico; John Scott, CBD Secretariat; Viviana Figueroa, CBD Secretariat; Yeshing Juliana Upún Yos, Guatemala, and Cuauhtémoc Ochoa, Mexico, Co-Chairs of the Working Group on
Article 8(j); CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer; Deputy Executive Secretary David Cooper; and Sergei Melnov, Belarus, Working Group Rapporteur
Participants from the CBD Alliance and IIFB
Delegates from Mexico
CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer with participants from ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and the Philippines