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EMBARGOED UNTIL 14 January 2010STATE OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLESNot for distributiongoverning bodies of the Conventions—the Conference of the Parties (COP); theyelaborate background papers and documents, present statements, organizeside events, lobby and promote indigenous issues. Prior to and during theofficial sessions, an indigenous caucus is usually organized so that indigenousrepresentatives can meet to strategize, discuss and follow up on the debatestaking place in the plenary meetings.In order to ensure a better coordination of their efforts and have access tospecialized expertise, indigenous peoples have formed several networks andbodies where representatives from indigenous governments, indigenous NGOs,scholars and activists meet to organize the pending tasks, which are often quitetechnical and demanding. The International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity(IIFB), for instance, has, since 1996, organized indigenous representativesaround the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its COP meetings, aswell as other important international environmental meetings to help coordinateindigenous strategies, provide advice to government parties, and influence theinterpretations of government obligations to recognize and respect indigenousrights to their knowledge and resources. It has also established an open-endedsub-group—the Indigenous Peoples Committee on Conservation (IPCC)—whichis made up of a core of several dozen indigenous leaders and activists and a fewsupport groups.UNEPThe level of indigenous involvement depends, to a large extent, on the variousbodies’ commitment to the indigenous cause, and it is often an uphill battle notto be marginalized in these international fora. It is, for instance, only recently(2007) that indigenous peoples—as a major group—have been able to gainaccreditation with the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum(GC/GMEF) of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). This gives them theopportunity to comment on draft papers being considered by the governments, toparticipate as observers, and to make oral statements to the GC/GMEF, as well asto take part in the Global Civil Society Forum (GCSF), which is the main entry pointfor civil society organizations to the GC/GMEF. UNEP is currently working on adraft strategy that will include a broader consultation process among indigenouspeoples’ representatives.indigenous representativesparticipate in numerouspreparatory regionalworkshops, intersessionalmeetings and officialsessions of thegoverning bodies ofthe Conventions—theConference of the Parties(COP); they elaboratebackground papers anddocuments, presentstatements, organizeside events, lobby andpromote indigenousissues.The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)The Commission on Sustainable Development—established by Agenda 21 in1992— has been very consistent in promoting the participation of the MajorGroups, and indigenous peoples have been very active in this Forum. CSD is thehigh-level forum for sustainable development within the United Nations systemand is responsible for reviewing progress in implementing Agenda 21 and the RioDeclaration on Environment and Development. It is also responsible for providingpolicy guidance to follow up on the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation at thelocal, national, regional and international levels. The CSD meets annually in NewTHE ENVIRONMENT | 103
EMBARGOED UNTIL 14 January 2010STATE OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLESNot for distributionYork in two-year cycles, with each cycle focusing on clusters of specific thematicand cross-sectoral issues. Through, among other things, its multi-stakeholderdialogue sessions, the CSD provides direct interaction between governmentsand civil society and thus gives indigenous peoples the possibility of directlyvoicing their concerns and suggestions.The Convention on Biological Diversity - COPs and Working GroupsFor indigenous peoples, the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the CBD isparticularly important because it has established seven thematic programmes ofwork that correspond to some of the major biomes, or ecological communities,on the planet. Each programme establishes a vision for and basic principles toguide future work. The COP has also initiated work on cross-cutting issues andset up a number of bodies and working groups to work toward achieving thecommitments made in the Convention in, among other things, Article 8(j) (AdHoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8[j] and related provisions - WG8J),Article 25 (Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice -WGSBSTA), Articles 15 and 8(j) (Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Accessand Benefit-sharing - WGABS), and on protected areas (Ad Hoc Open-EndedWorking Group on Protected Areas - WGPA).for indigenous peoples,the Conference of theParties (COP) of the CBDis particularly importantThe CBD has also developed specific mechanisms such as, for example,financial support through the recently established Voluntary Fund to facilitatethe full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in meetings under theConvention, including the meetings of its governing body—the Conference ofthe Parties (COP). This has allowed indigenous peoples to be very active and tobe represented in, among other groups, the Advisory Group/Steering Committee,where it assists with the completion of the composite report on the status andtrends regarding traditional knowledge relevant to biological diversity. However,it is within the Working Groups that the role of indigenous peoples has beenparticularly crucial for the promotion of indigenous views and interests.This is particularly the case with WG8J, the Working Group under Article 8(j) andrelated provisions. Its programme of work and plan of action “for the retentionof traditional knowledge, innovations and practices” were adopted in 2000 andform the main instruments that Parties to the Convention have given themselvesto achieve the commitments in Article 8(j) to “respect, preserve and maintainthe knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communitiesembodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and sustainableuse of biological diversity, to promote their wider application with the approvaland involvement of the holders of such knowledge, and encourage the equitablesharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of such knowledge”. 68One of the main achievements of WG8J has been the Akwe: Kon VoluntaryGuidelines, developed in cooperation with indigenous peoples. The name of the68See http://www.cbd.int/traditional104 | CHAPTER III
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