IPLCs

On Wednesday morning, the tenth meeting of the CBD Working Group on Article 8(j) opened with a Mohawk prayer. Delegates considered the draft Rutzolijirisaxik voluntary guidelines for the repatriation of traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and the glossary of relevant terms and concepts within the context of CBD Article 8(j) and related provisions. In the afternoon and evening, SBSTTA plenary addressed draft recommendations on: scenarios for the 2050 vision; new and emerging issues; health and biodiversity; the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO 5); and sustainable wild meat. Negotiations continued into the night. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from 21st Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and 10th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the CBD.The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Opening plenary of the Article 8(j) Working Group On Wednesday morning, the tenth meeting of the CBD Working Group on Article 8(j) opened with a Mohawk prayer. Elder Alex Sonny Diabo, Mohawk Nation L-R: John Scott, CBD Secretariat; Edda Férnandez Luiselli, Mexico, and Yeshing Juliana Upún Yos, Guatemala, Co-Chairs of Working Group on Article 8(j); CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer; and CBD Deputy Executive Secretary David Cooper CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer reffering to the new flag of Montreal, which includes the white pine representing indigenous peoples Working Group Co-Chair Yeshing Juliana Upún Yos, Guatemala Working Group Co-Chair Edda Férnandez Luiselli, Mexico Working Group participants observing a moment of silence in memory of Johan Bodegård, Sweden, and Damaso Luna, Mexico Sergei Melnov, Belarus, Working Group Rapporteur John Scott, CBD Secretariat Holly Jonas, ICCA (Indigenous Peoples' and Community Conserved Areas and Territories) Consortium Yolanda Teran Maigua, Indigenous Women's Network on Biodiversity from Latin America and the Caribbean Yousef Saleh Al-Hafedh, Saudi Arabia Edward Netshithothole, South Africa Sergio Ortiz, Mexico Preston Hardison, IIFB Maria Claudia Velez Crismatt, Colombia Marcelo Böhlke, Brazil Sujata Arora, India Elise Murphy, Australia Leelo Kukk, EU Delegates from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) SBSTTA 21 Consideration of Conference Room Papers (CRPs) L-R: Lisa Janishevski, Sarat Babu Gidda, CBD Secretariat; and SBSTTA 21 Chair Theresa Mundita Lim, the Philippines SBSTTA 21 Chair Theresa Mundita Lim, the Philippines Clarissa Nina, Brazil Kelly Hertenweg, Belgium Georgina Catacora-Vargas, Bolivia Scott Wilson, Canada Gabriele Obermayr, Austria Anne Theo Seinen, EU Yoshiki Takahama, Japan Jeanette Florita, the Philippines Noor Noor, Nature Conservation Egypt SBSTTA 21 Snapshots Delegates from Canada consulting Delegates from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea CBD Secretariat staff L-R: Nermalie Lita, the Philippines; Alexander Shestakov, WWF; SBSTTA 21 Chair Theresa Mundita Lim, the Philippines; and Clarissa Arida, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)