Traditional Knowledge Bulletin |
- Meeting prep: Africa and Indigenous Day at the Rio Pavilion at Rio+20
- This week in review … RRI's six recommendations for securing land rights for sustainable development
- This week in review … Indigenous leaders from South America prepare for Rio+20
- Meeting prep: 2012 session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Resource: Press conference video on 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
- This week in review … UNU TKI publishes proceedings of Cairns workshop on climate change mitigation
- This week in review … Mexican farmers use TK to deal with climate change
- Announcement: Doctoral and post-doctoral opportunities on indigenous knowledge and fisheries
Meeting prep: Africa and Indigenous Day at the Rio Pavilion at Rio+20 Posted: 13 Jun 2012 03:46 AM PDT Rio Conventions Pavilion@Rio+20 Occurring in parallel to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) from 13-24 June 2012, the Rio Conventions Pavilion will focus on, inter alia, indigenous peoples and local communities, ecosystem-based adaptation, oceans, land, and financing for sustainable development. The Pavilion is a collaborative outreach activity of the Secretariats of the Rio Conventions (namely the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and 25 other international, national and local partners. June 14 is dedicated to Africa and indigenous peoples and local communities. One of the panels is focused on the contribution of traditional knowledge to climate mitigation and adaptation. Visit the Rio Pavilion website … Follow daily coverage by IISD Reporting Services … |
This week in review … RRI's six recommendations for securing land rights for sustainable development Posted: 13 Jun 2012 03:43 AM PDT Climate Conversations – 6 ways to secure land rights for sustainable development WASHINGTON, USA: To build on the progress so far, avoid future conflicts, and complete the work necessary to attain truly fair and sustainable development, global leaders in Rio de Janeiro and around the world should: place tenure rights at the center of Rio+20 and other global development agendas; include the issues of secure tenure and rights as underlying conditions for green growth; widely implement a new model of rights-based and community-led conservation; provide support for African countries to significantly advance the recognition of community tenure rights; recognize that laws on the books are not enough; and seize new opportunities to secure and implement rights to forests for the poor. Read the article … |
This week in review … Indigenous leaders from South America prepare for Rio+20 Posted: 13 Jun 2012 03:41 AM PDT Indigenous Message to Rio+20: Leave Everything Beneath Mother Earth UXBRIGE, CANADA: Indigenous leaders from all over South America are making their way by foot, canoe and eventually on buses to be part of the Kari-Oca Caravan to Rio de Janeiro, for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development or Rio+20. The World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Territories, Rights and Sustainable Development or Kari-Oca II will be held from 14-22 June 2012 in a traditionally constructed conference village built by Brazilian indigenous peoples, five kilometres from the official Rio+20 conference facility. "Kari-Oca" means "white man's house" in the Tupí-Guaraní language. It was the term used by the indigenous peoples living in the area where the city of Rio de Janeiro now stands to refer to the first settlements built by Portuguese colonisers. The Inter-Tribal Committee of Brazil, which is hosting the meeting, expects it to draw some 600 indigenous participants from around the world, who will prepare their message and recommendations to the high-level segment of Rio+20 taking place from 20-22 June. Read the article … |
Meeting prep: 2012 session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Posted: 13 Jun 2012 03:39 AM PDT Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Fifth Session The Expert Mechanism will address: modalities for the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, including indigenous peoples' participation; a follow-up to its study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decision-making, with a focus on extractive industries; the draft report on the study on the role of languages and culture in the promotion and protection of the rights and identity of indigenous peoples, which will be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its 21st session; and implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including an interactive dialogue between observers and a representative of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. The deadline for accreditation is 25 June 2012. Visit the session's webpage … Download the session's annotated agenda [pdf] … Visit the accreditation webpage … |
Resource: Press conference video on 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples Posted: 13 Jun 2012 03:37 AM PDT 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples – Press Conference This press conference focused on the preparations, goals and objectives of the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. Speakers include: John Henriksen (Saami, Norway), co-facilitator of the preparatory process for the World Conference; Myrna Cunningham Kain (Miskito, Nicaragua), member of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; Joseph Ole Simel, member of the Mainyoit Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization (Kenya); and Ambassador Rafael Archondo, Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the UN. Listen to the press conference … |
This week in review … UNU TKI publishes proceedings of Cairns workshop on climate change mitigation Posted: 13 Jun 2012 03:35 AM PDT Proceedings of climate change mitigation workshop DARWIN, AUSTRALIA: The UNU Traditional Knowledge Initiative has made available online the report from the workshop on "Climate change mitigation with local communities and indigenous peoples: practices, lessons learned and prospects", held from 26-28 March 2012, in Cairns, Australia. Read the release … Download the meeting report, list of participants and compilation of abstracts … |
This week in review … Mexican farmers use TK to deal with climate change Posted: 13 Jun 2012 03:33 AM PDT Farmers Use Traditional Knowledge to Deal with Climate Change MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Small farmers in Mexico, who receive little institutional support, are drawing on their traditional knowledge to deal with and adapt to climate change, experts say. "Campesinos (peasants) have a strong tradition of expanding their territory, which makes them quite flexible" in dealing with new conditions, Fernando Briones, a researcher at the public Centre for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS), told IPS. "But their traditional knowledge doesn't always work. Adaptation is not a lineal process." He studied the farming practices and expertise of the Chole people, one of 62 native groups who make up between 12 and 30 percent of the country's 112 million people (the smaller, official, estimate is based on the number of people who speak an indigenous language). Read the article … |
Announcement: Doctoral and post-doctoral opportunities on indigenous knowledge and fisheries Posted: 13 Jun 2012 03:31 AM PDT Two Doctoral Scholarship Opportunities: Indigenous Knowledge and Fisheries Post-Doctoral Opportunity: Indigenous Knowledge and Fisheries This pan-Canadian project will explore distinct indigenous knowledge systems to inform fisheries governance and management on Canada's coasts. The acquired knowledge will serve to highlight the challenges and opportunities available to both indigenous (First Nations and Inuit) and non-indigenous decision makers and users to enhance fisheries governance in Canada. Key research questions focus on examining the extent to which western and indigenous knowledge systems (IKSs) influence fisheries governance at multiple levels and understanding how distinct IKSs can improve current efforts, given the complexities of ecosystems and uncertainties posed by climate-induced changes. Project partners represent indigenous governance and research institutions with expertise in knowledge systems and fisheries management (the Assembly of First Nations, British Columbia First Nations Fisheries Council, Unama'ki Institute for Natural Resources and the Government of Nunavut) and indigenous and non-indigenous scholars with complementary expertise in aboriginal scholarship and fisheries governance from Dalhousie University, University of Guelph, University of Toronto and Vancouver Island University. The project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Doctoral students can be funded up to $20,000/year for four years. Funding is available for enrolment beginning September 2012. Graduate studies can be pursued at any one of the partner universities. The doctoral student must either be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and/or be conducting research at a Canadian academic institution. Interested individuals should send a CV, cover letter, the names and contact information for 3 references and a maximum 2-page concept paper to Dr. Lucia Fanning (Principal Investigator) prior to 30 June 2012. Eligible applications from First Nations or Inuit applicants will be given preference. Further information … In the context of the same project, the post-doctoral researcher is expected to undertake self-directed research within the proposal guidelines, focusing initially on understanding the knowledge systems that influence fisheries-related decision-making processes of the Canadian federal government at each of the four regions in Canada; assist in project leadership in each study site; assist with the comparative analysis between region; and assist with knowledge mobilization activities, and organizing communication among project partners. The position will commence 1 September 2012 or as soon as a suitable candidate can be found. The period for employment is one year (with the opportunity for an addition year) and candidates must have completed their PhD within the past 3 years. Salary will be at standard SSHRC PDF rates. Interested individuals should send a CV, cover letter and the names and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Lucia Fanning. Applications received prior to 20 June 2012, and eligible applications from First Nations or Inuit applicants, will be given preference. Further information … |
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