Traditional Knowledge Bulletin |
- Meeting prep: Upcoming WIPO IGC meetings
- Meeting review: Brainstorming meeting on the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
- Resource: OHCHR IPMS Newsletter
- This week in review … Mayans demand voice in "Doomsday Tourism" boom
- Resource: Video documentary on climate change and indigenous people of Greenland
- Resource: Manuals for indigenous communities and for trainers on REDD+
Meeting prep: Upcoming WIPO IGC meetings Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:12 AM PST WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC): Twentieth Session Working documents for this session of the WIPO IGC are being posted progressively. The meeting will continue negotiations for an international instrument/instruments, focusing on intellectual property and genetic resources. Delegates will address: the draft objectives and principles relating to intellectual property and genetic resources; options for future work on intellectual property and genetic resources; preliminary draft articles on genetic resources proposed by the Like-Minded Countries; as well as prior proposals by Switzerland, Japan and the African Group. They will also discuss a draft study on observer participation. Visit the meeting's webpage, including links to working documents … WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC): Twenty-first session This session will focus on traditional knowledge. Applications for accreditation as ad hoc observers must be submitted to the WIPO Secretariat by 16 February 2012. Visit the meeting's webpage … More information on the accreditation process, including application forms … WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC): Twenty-second session Applications for funding from the WIPO Voluntary Fund for Accredited Indigenous and Local Communities in view of IGC-22 must be submitted to the WIPO Secretariat by 16 February 2012. The session will address the subject of traditional cultural expressions. Only already accredited observers, which are representatives of local or indigenous communities, may apply for this funding. More information on the WIPO Voluntary Fund, including application forms … |
Meeting review: Brainstorming meeting on the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:08 AM PST Open-ended Indigenous Peoples' Brainstorming Meeting on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples 2014 The Copenhagen indigenous peoples' brainstorming meeting was organized by the Greenland Government's Representation in Copenhagen, the Sami Parliament of Norway and IWGIA. Around 30 indigenous peoples' representatives and invited UN experts met to brainstorm about how best to secure indigenous peoples' full participation in the planning and celebration of the 2014 UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya emphasized that the World Conference provides an opportunity for the development of measures for the direct participation of indigenous peoples in UN meetings; advancing greater and more concerted efforts within the UN system to advance the rights of indigenous peoples; promoting action at the national and local levels to secure the realization of indigenous peoples' rights; and celebrating indigenous peoples and their contributions worldwide. The outcome of the Copenhagen meeting is a resolution affirming the importance of maintaining the standards established in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and outlining a set of minimum terms regarding indigenous peoples' participation in the process, including the appointment by the UN of an indigenous co-facilitator who should work together with the State-appointed Ambassador, the setting up of an indigenous coordination group, and modalities for the accreditation of indigenous peoples delegations and the full recognition of indigenous peoples' own preparatory processes and governing bodies. Read the IWGIA press release … Download the resolution [pdf] … Read a release on Anaya's participation … |
Resource: OHCHR IPMS Newsletter Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:05 AM PST OHCHR Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section (IPMS) Newsletter This issue includes reports on, among other issues: the first interactive dialogue of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with the Human Rights Council; project proposals approved by the UN Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) Policy Board; a meeting between IPMS, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF, WHO and 15 Latin American National Human Rights Institutions, which discussed how national institutions could advance indigenous peoples' rights, as well as a draft guide on UNDRIP; the activities of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples; news on UN Voluntary Funds of relevance to indigenous peoples; and the fourth session of the Forum on minority issues. Download the issue [pdf] … |
This week in review … Mayans demand voice in "Doomsday Tourism" boom Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:02 AM PST Mayans Demand Voice in "Doomsday Tourism" Boom MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: The indigenous people of southeast Mexico are demanding to be included in the official programmes planned for 2012 to take advantage of the world's interest in the "Mayan prophecy", while at the same time fearing that a "doomsday tourism" could damage and contaminate their sacred sites. The surge of global interest in Mayan civilization in 2012 is fuelled by interpretations that the Maya calendar predicted great catastrophes for 21 December 2012, bringing an end to civilization as we know it. But leaders and representatives of these indigenous people deny this prophecy. Read the article … |
Resource: Video documentary on climate change and indigenous people of Greenland Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:00 AM PST Arctic Story This documentary takes viewers to northwest Greenland, and to Siorapaluk, the northernmost settlement on Earth. It shows the majesty of the Arctic, the drama of melting glaciers and disappearing sea ice, and the poignant plight of the Inuit people as they struggle to preserve their traditional lifestyle in the face of climate change. View the documentary … |
Resource: Manuals for indigenous communities and for trainers on REDD+ Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:58 AM PST Understanding community-based REDD+ A manual for indigenous communities This manual will be useful for indigenous communities who are going to be affected by REDD+ projects, are considering to be part of a larger REDD+ scheme initiated by others, or are considering of having their own REDD+ project. It addresses basic knowledge about community-based REDD+, a simple guide on conducting independent carbon stock assessment and carbon monitoring, and steps in assessing readiness for REDD+. Download the manual [pdf] … Understanding community-based REDD+ A manual for indigenous community trainers The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to indigenous trainers to prepare and conduct trainings on community-based REDD+. These trainings should help communities acquire the knowledge and skills needed to take a decision on whether to join a REDD+ project, and if they do, to be able to fully and effectively participate in it. Download the manual [pdf] … |
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