Traditional Knowledge Bulletin |
- Meeting prep: Human Rights Council, 21st session
- This week in review … UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee focuses on traditional medicine
- This week in review … Protected Planet Report confirms indigenous peoples' role in biodiversity conservation
- This week in review … Regional workshop for the development of UNESCO's policy on indigenous peoples held in Santiago
- Resource: Terralingua's Langscape on sacred natural sites
- This week in review … New video shares sacred voices
- Announcement: Diploma on biodiversity and intercultural knowledge
Meeting prep: Human Rights Council, 21st session Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:25 AM PDT 21st regular session of the Human Rights Council Among other issues, the Human Rights Council will address indigenous peoples' issues on 18 September 2012, including the reports of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. On the same day, a panel discussion will focus on access to justice for indigenous peoples. In addition, on 14 September 2012 the Council will address the Secretary-General's report entitled "Ways and means of promoting participation at the United Nations of indigenous peoples' representatives on issues affecting them." The report presents reasons why indigenous peoples' representatives may find it difficult to participate in the UN and why their participation is desirable. It provides details on existing UN rules and practices, and outlines possible ways forward in terms of developing a procedure to enable the participation of indigenous peoples' representatives in the UN. The Council will also address the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the rights of indigenous peoples; and the Secretary-General's report on the dissemination and implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Visit the meeting's website … View the list of reports … Download the report of the Secretary-General on ways and means of promoting participation of indigenous peoples at the UN [pdf] … Download additional information on the panel on access to justice [doc] … Download the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the rights of indigenous peoples [pdf] … Download the report of the Secretary-General on business and human rights [pdf] … |
This week in review … UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee focuses on traditional medicine Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:22 AM PDT Traditional medicine and the principle of non-discrimination at the heart of next International Bioethics Committee PARIS, FRANCE: Traditional medicine and its ethical implications, and the principle of non-discrimination and non-stigmatization are the focus of discussions at the 19th session of the International Bioethics Committee and its Joint Session with the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee, held from 10-14 September 2012, at UNESCO's Headquarters in Paris, France. The meeting is addressing a draft report on traditional medicine and its ethical implications, that invites governments to focus on the right of every human being to access quality healthcare and on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and pluralism. According to the draft report, the consideration by the Committee of the ethical implications of traditional medicine is directly linked to UNESCO's mandate to promote cultural diversity. It is noted that traditional medical knowledge and its application can be highly codified and systematized, even institutionalized, with the consequence that its transmission is often taken over by State medical institutions or jointly by institutions and specialized families or lineages. In other countries, however, traditional medical knowledge remains small-scale, localized and rather informal, based on the experience accumulated by specific lineages of healers. It is often kept secret and mainly orally transmitted. Public sessions are webcasted live at: mms://stream.unesco.org/live/room_11_en.wmv. Read the press release … Visit the meeting's website … Download the draft report on traditional medicine and its ethical implications [pdf] … |
This week in review … Protected Planet Report confirms indigenous peoples' role in biodiversity conservation Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:19 AM PDT Indigenous peoples play growing role in biodiversity protection JEJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Community-based conservation is poised to take a starring role in the effort to meet global biodiversity targets. That's one of the take-home messages of the first-ever Protected Planet Report, launched on 7 September 2012 by UNEP-WCMC at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. The report reveals a profound shift in the way protected areas are being managed around the world. In 1990, just 14% of protected areas allowed hunting and other sustainable uses of natural resources, but today that number has risen to 32%. At the same time, the amount of areas managed exclusively by governments has declined from 96% to 77%, a trend reflecting the rise of community-based conservation and co-management schemes with indigenous peoples. "The protected area network is rapidly changing not only in its area, but in the different approaches to management," says the report's lead author, geographer Bastian Bertzky. Bertzky says that indigenous reserves and sacred natural sites may be the key that enables countries to meet Aichi targets on such a short timeline. Only a fraction of such sites meet the requirements of the World Database on Protected Areas, which was used to compile the report, but they would still qualify under the terms of the Convention on Biological Diversity. His colleagues at UNEP-WCMC recently launched the Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas database, and these areas could double estimates of the amount of the land under some form of protection. "We still need to figure out how to include these areas in our global analysis," he says. Read the post … Download the Protected Planet Report [pdf] … |
This week in review … Regional workshop for the development of UNESCO's policy on indigenous peoples held in Santiago Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:15 AM PDT Santiago held the First Regional Workshop for the Development of UNESCO's Policy on Indigenous Peoples SANTIAGO, CHILE: From 3-5 September, representatives of indigenous peoples in the region, UNESCO specialists and government representatives of Chile participated in the regional workshop to develop UNESCO's policy on its relationship with indigenous peoples. Two general objectives guided the work, including to: properly position the programmes, procedures and activities regarding the new institutional landscape that is emerging following the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP); and raise awareness and provide guidance to the officers and committees of UNESCO to effectively implement UNDRIP in all components of UNESCO work. Read the release … |
Resource: Terralingua's Langscape on sacred natural sites Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:13 AM PDT Terralingua Langscape Volume 2, Issue 11: Sacred Natural Sites, Sources of Biocultural Diversity A collaboration between Terralingua and the Sacred Natural Sites Initiative, this issue of Langscape explores the interconnections between sacred natural sites and biocultural diversity. Through a combination of stories, photographs, articles, and a diversity of perspectives, the issue introduces the reader to the value of sacred natural sites as valuable sources of biocultural diversity. Sacred natural sites are amongst the oldest places at which intersecting human culture and wild nature have deeply shaped humanity. Their conservation is complex but important not only for the survival of biodiversity and cultural diversity but also for human well-being and life as a whole. Download the issue [pdf] … |
This week in review … New video shares sacred voices Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:10 AM PDT New film shares Sacred Voices LONDON, UK: A new video released by the Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network brings together the messages of eight traditional sacred natural site custodians from Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa and Uganda. They share an ancient birthright and duty to protect the sacred natural sites found within their territories. In April 2012, they met to share their experiences and concerns relating to their sacred territories and the threats that they face, drafted a "Statement on Common African Customary Laws for the Protection of Sacred Natural Sites" and created this film. Read the release … View the film … |
Announcement: Diploma on biodiversity and intercultural knowledge Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:07 AM PDT Diplomado semipresencial en biodiversidad y saberes interculturales Conducted in Spanish, this diploma on biodiversity and intercultural knowledge will use an interdisciplinary approach to discuss intercultural knowledge related to biological and cultural diversity. It was initiated by the Programa Desarrollo Rural Sostenible (PDRS) of GIZ, the German Agency for International Cooperation. It will be held from 5 November 2012 to 30 April 2013; the deadline for registrations is 30 October 2012. Further information [in Spanish] … Download the diploma's brochure [pdf in Spanish] … |
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