Webinar Series on the
International Day of the World´s Indigenous Peoples “Custodians of
Biodiversity”
August 4 @ 12:00 am – August 7 @ 12:00 am BST
On the
occasion of the International Day of the World´s Indigenous Peoples, which is
observed by the United Nations each August 9th, the UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project, in partnership with
the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Equator
Initiative, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), the
Indigenous Women for Biodiversity Network of Latin America and the Small Grants
Programme (SGP), will host the Webinar Series “Custodians of Biodiversity”,
from August 4th to August 7th 2020.
This
Webinar Series aims to highlight the indigenous peoples contributions on
biodiversity conservation through governance mechanisms and ABS actions.
Additionally, the webinar series intends to offer a space for indigenous
peoples to exchange and discuss the emerging challenges on biodiversity
management within ABS, and their contribution to the Post-2020 global
biodiversity framework.
The
webinars will offer the option for simultaneous interpretation from English to
Spanish. The recordings of the sessions will be shared through the Global ABS
Community.
Agenda:
Tools to Promote Bioeconomies Through ABS at the
Community Level
When: August 4th, 2020, 9 AM (GMT -5)
Topic:
The importance and role of Biocultural Community Protocols (BCPs). What is next
after BCPs? How to promote beneficial agreements once the BPC is in force? How
to ensure the benefits shared improve the livelihood within a community? How to
attract and build bridges with users of genetic resources? Other relevant tools
of the Nagoya Protocol and their impact on bioeconomies: Prior Informed Consent
(PIC), Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT) and ABS contracts.
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Indigenous Women Leadership in Biodiversity
Management
When: August 5th, 2020, 9 AM (GMT -5)
Topic:
Indigenous women tend to be underrepresented in the negotiation of benefit
sharing agreements, however, they play a key role in genetic resources
management and traditional knowledge transmission from generation to
generation. Why is it so important to halt this trend? How can ABS help in this
regard? How to increase women participation in decision making processes at the
community level? In this session, conducted in Spanish with simultaneous
interpretation to English, we will discuss these questions.
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Indigenous Peoples and ABS: Nature Based Solutions
for People and Planet
When: August 6th, 2020, 7 AM (GMT +7)
Experiences
that show how ABS can successfully link indigenous peoples’ traditional
knowledge to science in order to deliver products and goods for the well being
of human kind with special focus on Asia-Pacific.
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Views and Aspirations from IPLCs Related for the
Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Including ABS
When: August 7th, 2020, 8 AM (GMT-4)
What are
the main demands indigenous peoples want to push forward in the post 2020
framework negotiations? What are the topics that indigenous peoples want to be
addressed? How can indigenous peoples’ voices be heard and be properly
represented?
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