Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)

Indigenous knowledge essential to meet global biodiversity targets – UN official

whit — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:55:04 +0100

The knowledge and traditional practices of indigenous people and local communities are key to halting biodiversity loss and achieving sustainable development, a United Nations official stressed today at a major meeting on biological diversity in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea.

“The collective work conducted by indigenous groups and local communities represents a major contributor to achieving the CBD’s main objectives and the Aichi biodiversity targets,” said the Executive Director of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Braulio Souza de Dias.

“Indigenous people and loca

Indigenous Peoples Rights’ Reaffirmed By UN Rapporteur, Panellists, At WIPO

whit — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:36:08 +0000

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People, James Anaya, was invited to speak at the opening of the World Intellectual Property Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) yesterday.

EPA Details Results of $100M Federal Effort to Clean up Navajo Uranium Contamination

whit — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:35:45 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced progress on a coordinated five-year federal investment of more than $100 million to address health risks posed by pervasive uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation. EPA joined five other federal agencies in releasing a report today outlining the results of their Five-Year Plan. Since 2008, EPA has spent more than $50 million to clean up mines, provide safe drinking water, and demolish and replace contaminated homes.

Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet

whit — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:00:02 +0100

‘Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?’ ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project

Ever since India assumed presidency of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on October 8, it has never missed a chance to reiterate its commitment to conserving biodiversity and protecting indigenous people and their traditional knowledge.

Organization of American States requests immediate suspension of Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon

whit — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:00:04 +0100

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights considered that Indigenous Peoples must be consulted BEFORE the dam’s construction begins

Altamira, Brazil / Washington, D.C., USA – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part of the Organization of American States (OAS), has officially requested the Brazilian Government to immediately suspend the Belo Monte Dam Complex in the Amazonian state of Para, citing the project’s potential harm to the rights of traditional communities living within the Xingu river basin.

Sharing power – the end of ‘fortress’ conservation?

Kailash — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:07:52 +0000

Will conservation organisations finally take practical action to implement agreed commitments that recognise the rights of indigenous peoples in protected areas?

Over the last 10 years governments and conservation organisations have made significant commitments to uphold the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in protected area policies and activities. However, on the ground, the impoverishment of indigenous peoples and the displacement from their ancestral homelands due to protected areas are still the hidden costs of conservation.

Genetic resources, Indigenous rights link a "red herring": Duncan

whit — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:22:24 +0100

Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan said Friday there was no link between Indigenous rights and the control over genetic resources, dismissing criticism from Aboriginal leaders over Canadian moves this week at UN talks on biodiversity.

Canadian officials moved to strike two references to Indigenous rights during UN negotiations in Nagoya, Japan, aimed at developing international standards for accessing and sharing the genetic material of plants, animals and microbes.

Innu, Cree and Mohawk delegates from Canada at the talks reacted with outrage and issued statements condemning Canada’s

Lula's parting gift is a controversial dam

Kailash — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:22:45 +0100

Brasilia, Brazil- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed his approval for a huge new hydroelectric dam that is set to be more controversial than China’s Three Gorges Dam, which it will surpass in size and volume when completed in 2015.

Lula gave the go-ahead for the Amazonian dam in the midst of a heated election campaign for the October presidential election his Workers Party nominee Dilma Rousseff is widely tipped to win.

Lula’s approval for the dam relieved the incoming president of a potentially embarrassing confrontation with vociferous environmental, Indian and rel

42 Tribal Wildlife Grants Awarded in 16 States

Kailash — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:48:57 +0000

WASHINGTON, DC – The Hopi Tribe will conduct an assessment of golden eagles in Arizona, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians will restore longleaf pine habitat in Alabama, the St.

Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty

whit — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:59:52 +0000

Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty

20-29 September 2009

The Potato Park, Pisac, Cusco, Peru – http://www.andes.org.pe/web_001/

From 20-29 September 2009 a group of farmers and scientists from Ethiopia and Peru met in the Potato Park, Pisac, in the Department of Cusco, Peru to engage in cross-cultural and horizontal learning about concepts and methods on how to design, plan, implement and manage Agrobiodiversity Conservation Areas.