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- Meeting review: TK at the WIPO General Assembly
- This week in review … Article on land-use, climate change adaptation and indigenous peoples
- Resource: UNU-IAS report on biodiversity, traditional knowledge and community health
- Resource: Traditional and indigenous fire management videos
- Resource: Report on recognizing and supporting ICCAs
Meeting review: TK at the WIPO General Assembly Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:45 AM PDT 50th session of the Assemblies the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) At its annual meeting, the WIPO General Assembly reached agreement on the 2013 work programme for the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC). The IGC will continue intensive negotiations and engagement in good faith, with appropriate representation, towards concluding the text(s) of an international legal instrument(s) which will ensure effective protection of genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions/expressions of folklore. In 2013, the work of the IGC will be carried out through three thematic IGC sessions that will, in turn and in this order, address genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. The first two sessions will be five days each. The third thematic session, on traditional cultural expressions, will be an eight-day session, as it will also include three days for Member States to review and take stock of the text(s) and make a recommendation to the General Assembly in 2013. The IGC is requested to submit to the 2013 General Assembly the text(s) of an international legal instrument(s) which will ensure the effective protection of genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. The 2013 General Assembly will take stock of and consider the text(s), progress made and decide on convening a Diplomatic Conference. While many delegates recognized that much work has been achieved, many others called for intensification of negotiations towards bridging remaining divergences. Read the WIPO press release … Download the decision on the IGC [pdf] … Read the IP Watch article on the meeting … |
This week in review … Article on land-use, climate change adaptation and indigenous peoples Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:42 AM PDT Land use, climate change adaptation and indigenous peoples DARWIN, AUSTRALIA: In this article, Kirsty Galloway McLean from UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative examines the responses of indigenous peoples to the impacts of climate change, and their adaptation efforts. Resilience is rooted in traditional knowledge, as indigenous peoples' capacity to adapt to environmental change is based first and foremost on in-depth understanding of the land. This resilience however depends on an ability to nurture and manage this relationship. A number of case studies underscore the linkages between indigenous peoples, the ecosystems they live in, and climate change adaptation. Read the article … |
Resource: UNU-IAS report on biodiversity, traditional knowledge and community health Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:39 AM PDT Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge and Community Health: Strengthening Linkages This report explores a community health approach synergizing biological resources and traditional knowledge. The first section provides an overview of the policy context, including internationally agreed development goals related to health. The second section focuses on the various elements that need to be promoted to contribute effectively to a more holistic approach, based on a comprehensive assessment of local needs, available resources (knowledge, natural, socio-cultural, economic and human) and contexts, including community worldviews, reasoning, methods, values and norms. A number of case studies are thus organized under the following categories: biological resources; knowledge resources; human resources; community health and nutrition; equity and livelihoods; interculturality, integration and institutionalization; education; rights-based approaches for community knowledge; socio-cultural landscapes; and partnerships and networking. The authors conclude that the linkages between traditional medicine and biodiversity get strengthened through three processes, interlinked at various degrees: a primarily medical approach that includes efforts at integration of traditional medicine in health care delivery largely supported by the WHO or other international efforts; a market-oriented approach focusing on drug development or tourism promotion; and a community-based approach driven largely by civil society organizations with a conservation focus, including resource management, livelihoods and health programmes. Download the publication [pdf] … |
Resource: Traditional and indigenous fire management videos Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:31 AM PDT Traditional and Indigenous Fire Management Videos This video playlist focuses on traditional and indigenous fire management practices around the world, including communities in Japan, Australia and Indonesia, and interviews with experts from Venezuela, Namibia and Australia. Further information, including links to the playlist … |
Resource: Report on recognizing and supporting ICCAs Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:28 AM PDT Recognizing and supporting conservation by indigenous peoples and local communities: An analysis of international law, national legislation, judgements, and institutions as they interrelate with territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities Launched during CBD COP 11, this report considers various legal, administrative, social and other ways of recognizing and supporting indigenous peoples' and local communities' conserved areas (ICCAs). Recommendations address: legal reform at the national level; development of legislation in conformity with human rights standards; preconditions for appropriately respecting and supporting ICCAs; and non-legal recognition and support. Download the report [pdf] … |
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