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Eighth meeting of the Ad-Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Seventeenth meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)

7-11 and 14-18 October 2013
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters, Montreal, Canada

Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)

Intro - 7 October - 8 October - 9 October - 10 October - 11 October
14 October - 15 October - 16 October - 17 October - 18 October

Highlights for Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Delegates to the CBD Article 8(j) Working Group met in plenary throughout the day. In the morning, they considered draft recommendations on progress in implementation of the Article 8(j) work programme, and customary sustainable use. In the afternoon, delegates participated in an in-depth dialogue on “Connecting traditional knowledge systems and science, such as under the IPBES, including gender dimensions.”

Informal discussions on UNPFII recommendations, including consideration of the term “indigenous peoples and local communities” took place at lunchtime and the evening.

Fall foliage at Montreal City Hall, Quebec, Canada

L-R: Olivier Jalbert, CBD Secretariat; Co-Chair Gunn-Britt Retter; Co-Chair Hem Pande; and John Scott, CBD Secretariat

PLENARY

Co-Chair Gunn-Britt Retter

Co-Chair Hem Pande

Robert McLean, Canada

Greg Terrill, Australia

Xue Dayuan, China

Delegates from Canada and Brazil in informal consultations

Saw Leng Guan, Malaysia

Marte Sendstad, Norway

Brigitte Baptiste, Colombia

Estebancio Castro, IIFB

Sujata Arora, India

Youssef Al-Watid, Saudi Arabia

L-R: Jessica Noelia Diaz and Valeria Gonzalez Posse, Argentina

Carlos Martin-Novella, UNEP

Ioseb Kartsivadze, Georgia

L-R: Lourdes Coya de la Fuente and Teresa Dolores Cruz Sardiñas, Cuba

Delegates from Saudi Arabia consulting

L-R: Veronique Allain, CBD Secretariat, in conversation with Maadjou Bah, Guinea

Participants from indigenous and local communities consulting

L-R: Tone Solhaug, Norway; Clare Hamilton, UK; and Valeria Gonzalez Posse, Argentina

IN-DEPTH DIALOGUE

L-R: Joji Cariño, Tebtebba Foundation; Brigitte Baptiste, Alexander von Humboldt Institute; Kathy Hodgson-Smith, Metis National Council;
Jennifer Rubis, UN Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and Pernilla Malmer, Stockholm Resilience Center

Presentation on IPBES synergies during the dialogue

Joji Cariño, Tebtebba Foundation

Kathy Hodgson-Smith, Metis National
Council

Pernilla Malmer, Stockholm Resilience
Centre

Jennifer Rubis, UNESCO

Brigitte Baptiste, Alexander von
Humboldt Institute

John Scott, CBD Secretariat

Spencer Thomas, Grenada

María Eugenia Choque, Indigenous
Women's Network on Biodiversity

Related Links

Article 8(j) WG8 resources

Meeting website and documents

Meeting revised annotated agenda

Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Expert Meeting Report, 9-11 June 2013, Tokyo, Japan

Glossary of Key Terms Related to Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions

SBSTTA 17 resources

Meeting website and documents

Meeting annotated agenda

Report of the European Expert Meeting in Preparation of SBSTTA-17, 10-13 September 2013, Isle of Vilm

IISD RS resources

IISD RS coverage of the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the CBD, 8-19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

IISD RS coverage of the Selected Side Events at CBD COP 11, 8-19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

IISD RS coverage of SBSTTA 16, 30 April - 5 May 2012, ICAO headquarters, Montreal, Canada

IISD RS coverage of SBSTTA 15, 7-11 November 2011, Montréal, Canada

IISD RS coverage of Article 8(j) WG 7, 31 October - 4 November 2011, Montréal, Canada (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)

IISD RS coverage of Article 8(j) WG 6, 2-6 November 2009, Montreal, Canada

IISD RS archive of meetings on the Commission on Genetic Resources (CGRFA) and ITPGRFA

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