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- This week in review … ITPGR celebrates tenth anniversary, releases projects approved under benefit-sharing fund
- Meeting review: TK at SBSTTA 15
- Meeting prep: Sixth session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage
- This week in review … Indigenous peoples key to conservation, World Bank-backed study finds
- This week in review … IIED blog focuses on community-based marine area in Kenya
- This week in review … Traditional healing methods help Aboriginal people with addiction
- This week in review …Australia's Daly River station returns to Aboriginal groups
- This week in review … Commentary about Malibu Summit of indigenous spiritual leaders
This week in review … ITPGR celebrates tenth anniversary, releases projects approved under benefit-sharing fund Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:54 AM PST FAO says traditional crops key to facing climate change ROME, ITALY: On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR), a high-level celebration was hosted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), while the ITPGR Secretariat released the list of new projects to be funded under the Treaty's Benefit-sharing Fund, to support farmers and breeders to adapt key crops to climate change. The Benefit-sharing Fund is being used to support farmers and breeders in 21 developing countries to adapt key crops to the new conditions brought on by climate change, floods, droughts, plant pests, plant diseases and other factors. The current portfolio includes projects from India, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Bhutan, Malawi, Zambia, Jordan, Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia, Nepal, Sudan, Brazil and DPR Korea, among other countries. One of the projects funded is based in the potato park in Peru, where communities combine traditional knowledge with efforts to conserve native varieties, improve agricultural production and ensure food security. Read the FAO/ITPGR media release … Read about the 10th Anniversary celebration … See photos from the event …
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Meeting review: TK at SBSTTA 15 Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:51 AM PST Fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) The fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) convened from 7-11 November 2011, in Montreal, Canada, immediately following the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions. SBSTTA considered: a draft capacity-building strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI); indicators and other tools and guidance for assessing progress in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020; ways and means to support ecosystem restoration; proposals on ways and means to address gaps in international standards regarding invasive alien species (IAS) introduced as pets, aquarium and terrarium species, and as live bait and live food; implications of changes in the water cycle and freshwater resources for the implementation of the work programmes on inland water biodiversity; sustainable use of biodiversity, including revised recommendations of the Liaison Group on Bushmeat, options for small-scale food and income alternatives, and a report on how to improve sustainable use in a landscape perspective; Arctic biodiversity; and ways and means to improve SBSTTA effectiveness. TK-related issues were addressed under the GTI, the Strategic Plan and inland water biodiversity. Discussions on a draft comprehensive capacity-building strategy for the GTI addressed questions linked to the movement of genetic resources and access to TK involved in taxonomic research. The adopted recommendation notes the importance of ILCs' traditional taxonomic knowledge in the context of the GTI and emphasizes the need that taxonomic research involving the movement of genetic resources between countries and access to TK be undertaken in line with the CBD provisions on ABS and, where relevant, the Nagoya Protocol, subject to domestic legislation or regulatory requirements. On the Strategic Plan, SBSTTA recommends that the COP take note of the work of the Working Group on Article 8(j) on the development of indicators relevant for TK and customary sustainable use. On inland water biodiversity, SBSTTA concludes that ILCs that maintain a very close relationship with water cycle-associated biodiversity, which is demonstrated in cultural activities, including through indigenous languages, can help promote sustainable water management based on their TK. Read the IISD Reporting Services summary report of the meeting [pdf] … Visit the meeting's website, including links to meeting documents …
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Meeting prep: Sixth session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:50 AM PST Sixth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage During this session, which will be chaired by Prof Aman Wirakartakusumah (Indonesia), the Committee will examine the first periodic reports of the States Parties on the implementation of the Convention, as well as the current state of the elements inscribed into the Lists. For the third consecutive year, it will also consider the inscriptions on the List of intangible Cultural Heritage in need of urgent safeguarding and the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity. The Committee will also select programs for the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices and will grant financial assistance for safeguarding activities. Finally, the Committee will look into planned events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Convention in 2013, at national, regional, sub-regional and international levels. Further information about the Committee and intangible cultural heritage … Visit the meeting's webpage, including links to meeting documents …
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This week in review … Indigenous peoples key to conservation, World Bank-backed study finds Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:48 AM PST It's official – the key to conservation lies with indigenous peoples WASHINGTON DC,USA: Indigenous peoples are key to preserving the world's forests, and conservation reserves that exclude them suffer as a result, according to a new study undertaken at the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group. The analysis used satellite data to show how deforestation plummets to its lowest levels when indigenous peoples continue living in protected areas, and are not forced out. According to the study, in Latin America and Asia, strict protected areas (PAs) substantially reduced fire incidence, but multi-use PAs were even more effective. In Latin America, where there is data on indigenous areas, these areas reduce forest fire incidence by 16 %, over two and a half times as much as naïve (unmatched) comparison with unprotected areas would suggest. In Africa, more recently established strict PAs appear to be effective, but multi-use tropical forest protected areas yield few sample points, and their impacts are not robustly estimated. These results suggest that forest protection can contribute both to biodiversity conservation and CO2 mitigation goals, with particular relevance to the REDD agenda. Encouragingly, indigenous areas and multi-use protected areas can help to accomplish these goals, suggesting some compatibility between global environmental goals and support for local livelihoods. Read the release by Survival International … Read the study by Andrew Nelson and Kenneth M. Chomitz, Effectiveness of Strict vs. Multiple Use Protected Areas in Reducing Tropical Forest Fires: A Global Analysis Using Matching Methods, PLoS ONE 6(8): e22722.
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This week in review … IIED blog focuses on community-based marine area in Kenya Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:45 AM PST Kenya: Community-based marine area holds some important lessons for policy makers LONDON, UK: Kenya's first community-based marine protected area Kuruwitu Conservation and Welfare Association (KCWA) was initiated by the local community following concerns over an increasing decline in fish and coral cover in their local onshore fishing area. The theory behind community-based management projects is that devolving control and power to local people causes greater empowerment and ownership over resources, leading to a greater likelihood of resources being conserved and managed effectively. In partnership with the East African Wildlife Society (EAWS), the KCWA effectively established a small (two square km) no take zone, around Kuruwitu's primary fishery landing site, which was monitored and guarded by community members. Read the post …
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This week in review … Traditional healing methods help Aboriginal people with addiction Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:43 AM PST New Approaches Help Aboriginal People with Addiction and Substance Use BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: Innovative approaches to treating Aboriginal people with substance abuse issues were in the spotlight at the Issues of Substance 2011 Conference taking place from 6-9 November. New approaches discussed included: using Aboriginal traditional culture in healing from substance abuse (e.g., circle of life, creation stories, healing circles, smudge ceremonies); combining indigenous and Western knowledge to improve the treatments designed for-and outreach to-Aboriginal women with substance abuse problems; and using an integrated, culturally specific and client-focused system of supports and services for First Nations people in Canada. Read the article …
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This week in review …Australia's Daly River station returns to Aboriginal groups Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:41 AM PST Daly River station returns to Aboriginal groups NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA: Fish River station, a 1,800 sq. km property that stretches along the banks of the DalyRiver, has recently been purchased with a mixture of government and charitable funding, and is now slated to be handed back to Wagiman, Labarganyan, Malak Malak and Kamu traditional owner groups. The area is a sanctuary for an array of wildlife, and features wetlands, rainforest, savannah woodland and long stretches of riverbank. The Indigenous Land Corporation – responsible for managing the property until the transfer takes place – is working with traditional owners and The Nature Conservancy to establish an Indigenous ranger program. The ranger program is to follow a model put in place by the Aboriginal people themselves. The management plan will combine science with traditional knowledge, and will find ways to pass this knowledge to future generations. Read the article …
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This week in review … Commentary about Malibu Summit of indigenous spiritual leaders Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:39 AM PST Shamans and indigenous spiritual leaders unite in Malibu CALIFORNIA, USA: In this commentary, Bhalin Singh writes about the "Summit of Indigenous Spiritual Leaders", organized by the Wishtoyo Foundation and the Chumash people, in cooperation with the Amazon Conservation Team. Read the commentary …
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