Traditional Knowledge Bulletin |
- Meeting prep: Nominations for IPBES Workshop on indigenous and local knowledge
- This week in review … Deadline approaching for inscriptions in 2014 under the Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Meeting review: UNESCO capacity-building workshops on intangible cultural heritage focus on communities
- This week in review … Preparatory meeting for Pacific indigenous peoples on the 2014 World Conference
- Resource: UN-REDD report on indigenous land rights and REDD+ in Mesoamerica
- This week in review … Article focuses on Russia's dying indigenous languages
Meeting prep: Nominations for IPBES Workshop on indigenous and local knowledge Posted: 20 Mar 2013 04:36 AM PDT IPBES Workshop on working with different knowledge systems Organized by UNESCO, UNU and the Ministry of Environment of Japan, on behalf of the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the primary objective of this workshop is to identify procedures and approaches for building synergies between indigenous and local knowledge and science. Nominations by relevant experts and stakeholders should be submitted by 28 March 2013. The completed forms, accompanied by the CV of the nominee, are to be submitted before the deadline to ipbes.unep(at)unep.org. Further information … View the table of IPBES intersessional activities … Download the nomination form [doc] … |
This week in review … Deadline approaching for inscriptions in 2014 under the Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage Posted: 20 Mar 2013 04:33 AM PDT Inscriptions in 2014: the deadline is approaching PARIS, FRANCE: Nominations for possible inscription in 2014 under the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage must be submitted before 31 March 2013. As this date falls on Sunday and 1 April is a public holiday at UNESCO Headquarters, files will be accepted before 5 pm on Tuesday, 2 April 2013 at the latest. All nominations must be submitted using the forms for the 2014 cycle as made available online, and all the required documentation needs to be received before the deadline. States Parties should keep in mind that, as in previous cycles, around 60 files will be treated. The Committee will try to process at least one file by submitting State. Read the release … Download the forms for nominations … |
Meeting review: UNESCO capacity-building workshops on intangible cultural heritage focus on communities Posted: 20 Mar 2013 04:31 AM PDT Cambodia reorienting its methods of inventorying living heritage Aiming at reinforcing Cambodia's community-based focus in its efforts to document and inventory living heritage, over 35 participants came together in Siem Reap to build their knowledge and develop this new approach. The programme included 8 days of intensive course and field-based work carried out in the rural areas of Siem Reap and the town itself. Fieldwork included a visit to the School of Fine Arts and two local communities, with forms of ICH documented including traditional weaving processes, martial arts skills and techniques, and performing arts. Participants learned, through hands-on training, field-based techniques of interviewing and audio-visual recording. A visit was also conducted to the Eco-Global Museum (supported by UNESCO) located in the Preah Vihear Province, to learn about a concrete inventory project underway which combines audio-visual documentation of living heritage among a local indigenous community with the documentation of associated cultural objects. The capacity-building workshop on inventorying with a strong community focus thus provided participants – most of whom are provincial directors – with further skills and knowledge for their field practices. In addition, the training placed much emphasis on developing mutually supportive networks among cultural professionals and communities to support national efforts to document and inventory living heritage. Read the release … A step further in the identification of intangible cultural heritage in Argentina Intensive training was delivered on drawing up inventories of intangible cultural heritage, with emphasis on the key role that the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage grants to communities in the identification and definition of their heritage. The sessions aimed to equip participants with the fundamental knowledge and techniques to design and facilitate an inventorying process with the participation of communities and tailored to their particular circumstances. Read the release … Cuba: communities involved in the inventory of the rural festivities of Red and Blue bands of Majagua In accordance with the consent of the community of Majagua, in the very centre of Cuba, to embark on an inventory exercise, the manifestation selected by the community to undertake the first field exercise was the rural festivities of Red and Blue bands of Majagua, known throughout the island as an enduring social institution that brings residents from different generations into one or the other camp for friendly rivalry and competitions. The exercise took place under the supervision of UNESCO-trained facilitators, and is supported by the community of Majagua, by the provincial authorities in the field of cultural heritage and the Houses of Culture of Ciego de Ávila. Read the release … |
This week in review … Preparatory meeting for Pacific indigenous peoples on the 2014 World Conference Posted: 20 Mar 2013 04:28 AM PDT Preparatory Meeting for Pacific Indigenous Peoples on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples 2014 The meeting is addressing a series of Pacific issues, including the doctrine of discovery, climate change, lands, territories and resources, and a status report on the state of indigenous peoples in the Pacific to be tabled at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in 2014; and global issues, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), self-determination, participation in decision-making, respect for and protection of culture, equality and non-discrimination, and UNDRIP implementation. Visit the meeting's website … Follow live streaming … |
Resource: UN-REDD report on indigenous land rights and REDD+ in Mesoamerica Posted: 20 Mar 2013 04:26 AM PDT Tenure of Indigenous Peoples Territories and REDD+ as a Forestry Management Incentive – the case of Mesoamerican countries Published by the UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD), this report draws on case studies from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama to demonstrate how land tenure rights are linked to incentive mechanisms for good forestry management. The report specifically examines REDD+ and payments for ecosystem services, highlighting successful examples of payments for ecosystem services in Costa Rica and community forestry in Guatemala. The report concludes that criteria for successful incentive mechanisms include: the provision of clear economic incentives; the ability to demonstrate community and livelihood benefits; ethnic belonging and associated agreement on resource use rules; and a strong sense of community or communal living. It further examines Mesoamerican advances in recognizing indigenous territorial rights and environmental policies, including development of land tenure institutions and legislation in the region, as well as opportunities and limitations for REDD+ processes in the indigenous forest territories of Mesoamerica. Among the conclusions, it is stated that efforts to implement free, prior and informed consent with indigenous peoples will not be entirely successful unless accompanied by measures to strengthen trust in and legitimacy of government actions within indigenous territories. In addition, the experiences of payments for ecosystem services and regularization and tenure over land and natural resources have shown the need to strengthen governance within the territories. Particular emphasis should be placed on communication processes for the entire population; the development of internal statutes or regulations to support local self-regulation practices for territorial management; and organizing land planning in a participatory way. Download the publication [pdf] … |
This week in review … Article focuses on Russia's dying indigenous languages Posted: 20 Mar 2013 04:22 AM PDT Russia's indigenous languages at risk of dying out MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Around 250 languages are spoken in Russia, including Russian, which is spoken by some 150 million people. Russian, along with several Turkic-based languages, is doing fine. However, the linguistic situation for many lost tribes and Small Indigenous People in Russia is far more uncertain. Read the article … |
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