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- Meeting prep: IUCN World Conservation Congress
- This week in review … Special Rapporteur submits annual report to the Human Rights Council
- Resource: Article on ecosystem-based adaptation in Caribbean SIDS: integrating local and external knowledge
- This week in review … New agricultural heritage systems in China to receive GIAHS recognition
- Announcement: WIPO Indigenous Fellowship
- Announcement: Forest Peoples Programme seeks Executive Director
Meeting prep: IUCN World Conservation Congress Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:34 AM PDT IUCN World Conservation Congress Held every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress aims to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and economic development. It has two main components: the Forum, including several types of events, and the Members' Assembly, the IUCN's highest decision-making body. Several events address issues of relevance to indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge, including the following: On Friday, 7 September, IUCN and partners will convene a workshop on "Stakeholder engagement and social safeguards to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in REDD+ processes." On Sunday, 9 September, Terralingua presents "The VITEK Indicator: A new method for measuring the retention or change of traditional knowledge." On Monday, 10 September, Conservation International, IIED and partners convene a workshop on "Using ecosystems and traditional knowledge to help people adapt to climate change: building the evidence base"; Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and partners a workshop on "Inuit sustainable use and management of Arctic species and the role of traditional knowledge"; the Ecological Society of Korea and partners a workshop on the "Island biocultural diversity initiative for strengthening biocultural diversity and traditional ecological knowledge in Asia-Pacific island regions"; and the IUCN Regional Office for Meso America and the Caribbean an event on the contribution of the indigenous peoples of Abya Yala to conservation, sustainable use of biodiversity and climate adaptation in the context of the end of the Mayan Long Count. Several events address the role and rights of indigenous peoples in World Heritage sites. The UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative, with partners, will be convening a workshop on sustainable marine and coastal resource management in the Asia-Pacific in the context of international conservation targets on Monday, 10 September. Visit the Congress website … Download the programme [pdf] … Further information on the UNU-IAS TKI workshop … |
This week in review … Special Rapporteur submits annual report to the Human Rights Council Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:31 AM PDT Annual report to the Human Rights Council including parts on violence against indigenous women and extractive industries ARIZONA, USA: In his recently released annual report to the UN Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides a summary of his activities since his previous report to the Council, including his examination of the thematic issue of violence against indigenous women; and progress in the continuing study of issues relating to extractive industries operating in or near indigenous territories. With regard to violence against indigenous women, he notes that States should avoid responses that tend to limit, undermine or replace indigenous peoples' own authority and self-governance, including blanket limitations of the jurisdiction of indigenous traditional judicial systems. At the same time, there is a need for indigenous peoples themselves to continue to strengthen their own organizational and local governance capacity, and their own justice institutions, to meet the challenges faced by their communities. On extractive industries, he notes that a focus on the rights implicated in the context of a specific extractive or development project is an indispensable starting point for discussions involving extractive industries operating in or near indigenous lands. Consultation and free, prior and informed consent standards are best conceptualized as safeguards against measures that may affect indigenous peoples' rights. The Special Rapporteur also suggests that the "protect, respect and remedy" framework, which is incorporated into the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, should apply to advance the specific rights of indigenous peoples in the same way as it applies to advance human rights more generally. He notes that a fundamental problem with the current model of natural resource extraction is that the plans are developed with little or no involvement of the affected indigenous community of peoples concerned, and the corporation is both in control and the primary beneficiary of the extractive operation. He suggests that a new model more conducive to indigenous peoples' self-determination is needed. Read the release … Download the report [pdf] … |
Resource: Article on ecosystem-based adaptation in Caribbean SIDS: integrating local and external knowledge Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:29 AM PDT Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Integrating Local and External Knowledge This paper critically reviews ecosystem-based adaptation approaches in Caribbean small island developing states, focusing on the need to integrate local and external knowledge. Local knowledge tends to be neglected, in particular because it is often viewed by locals and non-locals as being backward or irrelevant in the modern world, compared to external, usually technology-based, knowledge. Even when locals wish to preserve their own knowledge, external lack of respect can mean that local views and ideas are not included in development work. That is not claiming that local knowledge is perfect and should dominate local decision-making. Seeking a balance between local and external views is essential to achieve ecosystem-based adaptation. As such, the paper identifies key gaps, lessons learnt and suggested says forward for integrating local and external knowledge within ecosystem-based adaptation in Caribbean SIDS. Read the abstract … Download the full article [pdf] … |
This week in review … New agricultural heritage systems in China to receive GIAHS recognition Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:26 AM PDT New agricultural heritage systems in China to receive GIAHS recognition ROME, ITALY: FAO will recognize China's Aohan Dryland Farming System and Pu'er Tea Agroecosystem, located in Inner Mongolia and Yunnan Province, respectively, as new Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) sites. Recognizing the new agriculture heritage systems as GIAHS is of great significance to promoting food security, biodiversity conservation, indigenous knowledge and cultural diversity for sustainable and equitable development. The Aohan Dryland farming system is the interface between China's ancient farming and grassland management, while the Pu'er Tea Agroecosystem is the world's largest area of tea forest plantations established by village ancestors thousands of years ago. The Ancient tea forest has a long history of culture and people protecting nature and forest. Read the news release … |
Announcement: WIPO Indigenous Fellowship Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:24 AM PDT WIPO Indigenous Fellow: One year fellowship (2013), renewable for one further year (2014). Call for expressions of interest GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The World Intellectual Property Organization seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified indigenous individuals for the WIPO Indigenous Fellowship. The Indigenous Fellow will work in WIPO's Traditional Knowledge Division and be involved in a program of work that is directly relevant to issues of concern to indigenous peoples, including the IGC process, WIPO's outreach to indigenous peoples and local communities and WIPO's cooperation with the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Indigenous Fellow is expected to be a recognized and active member of an indigenous community; have proven experience in indigenous outreach and in participation in indigenous organizations and networks, including in an international context; hold legal qualifications, or equivalent in practical experience and community work, preferably with specific components related to intellectual property law; and show ability to work effectively in English, while the ability to work fluently in and prepare documents suitable for publication in at least one other UN languages would be an advantage. Having a record of relevant publications would be an asset. Expressions of interest, accompanied only by a full curriculum vitae (résumé) and a brief statement by the candidate addressing each of the requirements set out above, should be sent to: Traditional Knowledge Division, WIPO, 34 chemin des Colombettes, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, or by email (grtkf@wipo.int) or by fax (+41 22 338 8120) before close of business (Geneva time) on Friday, 26 October 2012. Download the call for expressions of interest [pdf] … |
Announcement: Forest Peoples Programme seeks Executive Director Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:22 AM PDT Forest Peoples Programme is recruiting a full-time Executive Director LONDON, UK: FPP is seeking an experienced person to take on the directorship of the organisation in coordination with FPP's Executive Committee and Board members. FFP's advocacy programme promotes rights-based forest and conservation policies at local, national and international levels, working in close collaboration with local communities, forest peoples' organisations and social justice networks. It works to create political space for forest peoples to secure their rights, control their lands and decide their own futures. The main duties and responsibilities will include oversight of FPP's advocacy strategy; overseeing coordinated actions between FPP's sub-programmes; and ensuring the organisation's financial stability. The Director will also participate in key international policy processes and carry out advocacy related research, policy analysis and fieldwork. He/she will have a solid grasp of the international human rights framework and forest and indigenous peoples' issues; a depth of experience working on the ground with indigenous peoples and/or local forest communities; a leadership and teamwork background; proven fundraising success; and fluency in English and proficiency in French and/or Spanish. The position is full-time and located in the UK at the FPP offices in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. The deadline for applications is 12 October 2012. Read the FFP release … Download the full job description [pdf] … |
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