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Plenary:
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Plenary met briefly in the afternoon to hear progress reports by the
sub-working group co-chairs.
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Sub-Working Group I
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ZEALAND stresses the importance of extending the principles to include
development activities that occur on lands adjacent to sacred sites and
traditionally occupied lands, and supports the IIFB in highlighting that
indigenous communities must have a sense of ownership for the entire
assessment process. Left photo: Kristina Ryan (New Zealand)
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ETHIOPIA notes that the draft principles fail to address the entire
assessment process. Right photo: Dessalegne Mesfin (Ethiopia)
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COLOMBIA recommends addressing synergistic impacts within environmental
impact assessments, and supports including genetically modified organisms in
reference to invasive alien species.
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PALAU
pointed to the diversity of traditional knowledge of the Pacific Island
nations and suggested adding language in the document on status and trends
to assess the state of retention of such knowledge in island ecosystems.
Right photo: Tarita Holm (Palau)
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Sub-Working Group II
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During discussions on the recommendation for participatory mechanisms, the
University of Saskatchewan proposed that governments and appropriate
international organizations encourage and support the development of
communication mechanisms among indigenous peoples and local communities.
Right photo: Priscilla Settee (University of Saskatchewan)
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Referring to items on cooperation with relevant organizations, the UN
Convention to Combat Desertification highlighted its work on traditional
knowledge and ongoing collaboration with the CBD and UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change. Left Photo: Jan Sheltinga (UNCCD)
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During
the discussion on the assessment of existing instruments, Switzerland called
for supportive references to the World Intellectual Property Organization
and specifically proposed that it continue its work on an international
database of traditional knowledge to assist in searches of prior art. Right
photo (L-R): Martin Giusberger, Juerg Bally and Alwin Kopse
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ENB Snapshots:
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Above photos (clockwise): Veit Koester
(Denmark) walking at the speed of light, IIFB representatives Madeleine Dion
Stout and Roberta Stout, Hamdallah Zedan CBD Executive Secretary and Reuben
Olembo acting Chair of the Working Group on behalf of the COP-5 President,
Sophia Twarog of UNCTAD, Alphonse Gueret-Domba (Central African
Republic), and Sem Shikongo (Namibia)
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ENB Summary
of the WG8j-1 (HTML,
PDF)
ENB
Coverage of WG8j-1
The
summary from the October 2001 Bonn meeting on access and benefit sharing
The
summary from the November 2001 Montreal meeting of the SBSTTA
Draft
report
from the December 2001 meeting of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on
Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and
Folklore (Second Session)
ENB
report of the meeting on traditional knowledge held under the CBD
(Madrid, October 1997)
Experts'
Panel on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ENB coverage, October 1999)
Linkages
introduction to the CBD process
CBD
Secretariat web site with official
documents and information
for participants
WIPO
Secretariat
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