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2nd
Meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article
8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity |
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Plenary: | ||
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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ETHIOPIA notes that the draft principles fail to address the entire assessment process. Right photo: Dessalegne Mesfin (Ethiopia) |
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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 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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