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binding, such as the 2010 Nagoya Protocol, and others are not, such as the
optional Akwé: Kon guidelines in 2004,
15 the 2010 Declaration on Biocultural
Diversity,
16 and more recently the Sharm el-Sheikh declaration on nature and
culture of 2018
17 (see Figure 1.1, this volume, Chapter 1). Parks (2017, pp.
14–15) notes an upsurge in the debates surrounding the link between IPLCs
and nature at the beginning of the 2000s, which has translated into the mobilization of terms such as “worldviews” and “cosmology”, with a high point
in 2007.
It is important to mention that in 2019 the mandate of the WG8j expired and
the type of structure to replace it was under discussion.
18 The issue at stake was
whether a permanent group would be formed, as IPLCs were demanding. This
led to a certain tension all throughout the debates within the IPLC caucus, since
the IPLCs rightly saw this as a critical issue.
The Global Thematic Dialogue for Indigenous Peoples
and Local Communities
The Global Thematic Dialogue for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
is a working group created in the context of the elaboration of the Post-2020
Strategic Plan. It was designed to ensure the full and effective participation
of local and indigenous communities at all the levels relevant to the Plan, in
line with Aichi target 18, which aims to recognize, respect, and integrate
traditional knowledge, innovations, and practices of IPLCs relevant for conservation and sustainable use of biological resources, and integrate them in
the implementation of the CBD.
19 2019 saw the first meeting of this working
group, whose operating life is indexed to the formulation of the Post-2020
Strategic Plan, which should have been adopted during COP15.
20 This meeting was organized by the Secretariat of the CBD – the organism responsible
for the WG8j – with the support of the IIFB. In line with the mandate of the
Global Thematic Dialogue, reflections made by participants in the Dialogue
were transmitted to the working group dedicated to the Post-2020 Strategic
Plan, which examines if and how they can be integrated into the document.
The recommendations of this working group were also transmitted to the
other institutions of the CBD, especially the WG8j and the SBSTTA. It is thus
a group where the modalities for holding meetings – relatively fluid since it is
essentially a meeting between IPLCs – lead to a more open space for expression. The official mandate is relatively precise, but the space is also used by
the Secretariat of the CBD to strengthen the participation of IPLCs within
the WG8j and SBSTTA, in a context where the participation mechanisms for
IPLCs in the CBD are being renewed.
The First Global Thematic Dialogue was a closed meeting of 60 people,
of whom 50 were representing IPLCs via the IIFB, in addition to the representatives of certain CBD State Parties (CBD, 2021). Choosing candidates is a
complex exercise: they must be put forward by an indigenous organization or
binding, such as the 2010 Nagoya Protocol, and others are not, such as the
optional Akwé: Kon guidelines in 2004,
15 the 2010 Declaration on Biocultural
Diversity,
16 and more recently the Sharm el-Sheikh declaration on nature and
culture of 2018
17 (see Figure 1.1, this volume, Chapter 1). Parks (2017, pp.
14–15) notes an upsurge in the debates surrounding the link between IPLCs
and nature at the beginning of the 2000s, which has translated into the mobilization of terms such as “worldviews” and “cosmology”, with a high point
in 2007.
It is important to mention that in 2019 the mandate of the WG8j expired and
the type of structure to replace it was under discussion.
18 The issue at stake was
whether a permanent group would be formed, as IPLCs were demanding. This
led to a certain tension all throughout the debates within the IPLC caucus, since
the IPLCs rightly saw this as a critical issue.
The Global Thematic Dialogue for Indigenous Peoples
and Local Communities
The Global Thematic Dialogue for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
is a working group created in the context of the elaboration of the Post-2020
Strategic Plan. It was designed to ensure the full and effective participation
of local and indigenous communities at all the levels relevant to the Plan, in
line with Aichi target 18, which aims to recognize, respect, and integrate
traditional knowledge, innovations, and practices of IPLCs relevant for conservation and sustainable use of biological resources, and integrate them in
the implementation of the CBD.
19 2019 saw the first meeting of this working
group, whose operating life is indexed to the formulation of the Post-2020
Strategic Plan, which should have been adopted during COP15.
20 This meeting was organized by the Secretariat of the CBD – the organism responsible
for the WG8j – with the support of the IIFB. In line with the mandate of the
Global Thematic Dialogue, reflections made by participants in the Dialogue
were transmitted to the working group dedicated to the Post-2020 Strategic
Plan, which examines if and how they can be integrated into the document.
The recommendations of this working group were also transmitted to the
other institutions of the CBD, especially the WG8j and the SBSTTA. It is thus
a group where the modalities for holding meetings – relatively fluid since it is
essentially a meeting between IPLCs – lead to a more open space for expression. The official mandate is relatively precise, but the space is also used by
the Secretariat of the CBD to strengthen the participation of IPLCs within
the WG8j and SBSTTA, in a context where the participation mechanisms for
IPLCs in the CBD are being renewed.
The First Global Thematic Dialogue was a closed meeting of 60 people,
of whom 50 were representing IPLCs via the IIFB, in addition to the representatives of certain CBD State Parties (CBD, 2021). Choosing candidates is a
complex exercise: they must be put forward by an indigenous organization or