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This week in review … Eighth session of UNESCO Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage opens in Baku Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:33 AM PST 8th session of the Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage opens in Baku BAKU, AZERBAIJAN: The eighth yearly meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage, chaired by Abulfas Garayev, Azerbaijan's Minister of Culture and Tourism, opened in Baku in the presence of some 800 delegates from approximately 100 countries. From 2 to 7 December, the 24 members of the Committee in charge of implementing UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage will take stock of achievements in promoting intangible cultural heritage ten years after the adoption of the Convention, which has been ratified by 157 States Parties. During the meeting, the Committee inscribed new elements in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding including: Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of Azerbaijan; the Paach ceremony celebrated in Guatemala; Mongolian calligraphy; and the Empaako tradition of the Batooro, Banyoro, Batuku, Batagwenda and Banyabindi of western Uganda. In addition, 14 elements were inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. An exhibition from 28 October to 10 December 2013 on the railings of the UNESCO buildings in Paris, France, aims to illustrate the role that living heritage can play in sustainable development, and will be available to the public in digital form in the future. The examples taken from different parts of the world have attempted to show how the cultural practices, expressions and knowledge that form the intangible cultural heritage are important, among other things, for the respect of sustainable environment, food security, the support of community livelihoods, strengthening social cohesion and resolving disputes. Read the release … Further information on the meeting … Visit the meeting's website … Follow the meeting's live webcast … |
This week in review … Slow Food and FAO launch "Quinoa in the Kitchen" Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:31 AM PST Slow Food and FAO launch "Quinoa in the Kitchen" ROME, ITALY: The Slow Food movement and FAO officially launched the book, "Quinoa in the Kitchen," to continue to promote awareness about the super-food's potential, as the International Year of Quinoa 2013 draws to a close. The book gives an overview of quinoa's roots in the history and culture of the central Andean high plateau, geographically extending across the borders of Peru and Bolivia, which together account for the vast majority of quinoa production in the world. Since quinoa is still new to many beyond the Andes, the book includes a selection of quinoa recipes created by some of the world's top chefs. Read the release … Download the book [pdf] … |
Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:29 AM PST Second Meeting of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services The second meeting of the IPBES Plenary will consider, among several organizational, institutional and financial items, the initial work programme of the Platform 2014-2018 and its stakeholder engagement strategy, including with indigenous peoples and local communities. Among the meeting's information documents is the report from the expert workshop on indigenous and local knowledge systems to IPBES, held in Tokyo in June 2013, and initial elements for an approach towards principles and procedures for working with indigenous and local knowledge systems proposed for use by the IPBES. Visit the meeting's webpage, including links to working documents … Follow the meeting's coverage by IISD Reporting Services … |
Meeting prep: CBD LAC workshop on TK Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:27 AM PST Regional Capacity-building Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on Traditional Knowledge under the CBD Organized by the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), this workshop will provide an overview of the CBD, including its Strategic Plan for Biological Diversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi targets, and focus on issues related to: the participation of indigenous and local communities in the work of the Convention; CBD Articles 8(j) (traditional knowledge) and 10(c) (customary sustainable use) and current work in preparation for the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD; the interlinkages between biological and cultural diversity; and the dialogue among diverse knowledge systems: connecting traditional knowledge systems and science. Visit the meeting's webpage, including links to additional information material and tools for capacity building … |
Resource: IDDRI policy brief on biodiversity and TK protection Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:25 AM PST Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: How can they be protected? This brief summarizes the proceedings of the international conference organized on 7 June 2013 in Paris, France, by the Fondation d'Entreprise Hermès and IDDRI, in collaboration with the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the aim of the conference was to examine efforts to protect biocultural heritage and traditional knowledge (TK) associated with biodiversity. Its objective was to provide a critical assessment of the legal and economic tools that can be used to improve the potential contribution of biocultural diversity and TK to the livelihoods of local communities and to biodiversity conservation. It was indicated that conceptual models based on multidisciplinary approaches are the most appropriate to understand biodiversity values, particularly from a public good perspective. Overall, the need was stressed to undertake further work on the factors that contribute to the erosion of biocultural diversity; and focus attention on social movements and indigenous peoples' claims, since in most cases ILCs have developed innovative tools, such as farmers' initiatives based on agro-ecology and dynamic management of biodiversity in the field. ILCs' fight for the recognition of their land rights is thus crucially important, while recognizing that such communities' knowledge is heavily affected by climate change in terms of species' disappearance and by the lack of access to natural resources. Finally, promoting policies to ensure democratic stability and economic development relies on our capacity to preserve and sustainably use biodiversity. Read the brief … |
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