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recognized by the CBD Secretariat, and also have a certain knowledge of CBD
mechanisms (Friis, 2020, p. 41). During the Global Thematic Dialogue, the IIFB
acted as the co-chair of the meeting, which means that they participated in the
organization of the meeting. At the event, IPLCs can speak freely and interact
with the other actors present. As a member of an academic institution, I was not
able to participate in this meeting; instead, it was via the report (CBD, 2021),
which was written up at a later date and sent out at the WG8j and SBSTTA,
that I learnt about the debates that took place. The creation of this kind of space
should also undoubtedly be understood in the context of the WG8j coming to
its end: the Global Thematic Dialogue creates a specific space that allows IPLCs
to debate the future.
As we can see, the three working groups under study are very different not
only in their objectives, but also in the number of participants, and especially
in terms of IPLC participation. IPLCs have access to different spaces to express
themselves, which vary from one meeting to another (Table 4.1). We will now
see how they use these spaces, mobilizing different nature regimes and deploying
parallel strategies, sometimes conjointly.
TABLE 4.1. The various meetings under study and the ways in which IPLCs participate
(Hall, original material for the book)
Meetings
Date
Actors present
Participation of IPLCs
First Global
17–18
Meeting organized
Internal debate
Thematic
November
behind closed
within the IPLCs,
Dialogue for
2019
doors by the CBD
mobilization of the
Indigenous
secretariat with the
IIFB
Peoples
support of the IIFB;
and Local
60 participants of
Communities
whom 50 were
representatives of
IPLCs
Working Group
20–22
IPLCs present, with
IIFB co-chair of the
on Article 8j
November
various State Parties
event
(WG8j) -11th
2019
and observers
Caucus of the IPLCs
meeting
(business, NGOs,
organized by the
academics, youth,
IIFB
women)
IPLCs are considered
600 people
as a State Party
Subsidiary Body 25–29
State Parties and
Caucus of the IPLCs
on Scientific,
November
observers, including
organized by the
Technical and
2019
IPLCs
IIFB
Technological
Around a thousand
IPLCs are not
Advice
participants
considered as State
(SBSTTA) –
Party and do not
23rd meeting
co-chair the event
recognized by the CBD Secretariat, and also have a certain knowledge of CBD
mechanisms (Friis, 2020, p. 41). During the Global Thematic Dialogue, the IIFB
acted as the co-chair of the meeting, which means that they participated in the
organization of the meeting. At the event, IPLCs can speak freely and interact
with the other actors present. As a member of an academic institution, I was not
able to participate in this meeting; instead, it was via the report (CBD, 2021),
which was written up at a later date and sent out at the WG8j and SBSTTA,
that I learnt about the debates that took place. The creation of this kind of space
should also undoubtedly be understood in the context of the WG8j coming to
its end: the Global Thematic Dialogue creates a specific space that allows IPLCs
to debate the future.
As we can see, the three working groups under study are very different not
only in their objectives, but also in the number of participants, and especially
in terms of IPLC participation. IPLCs have access to different spaces to express
themselves, which vary from one meeting to another (Table 4.1). We will now
see how they use these spaces, mobilizing different nature regimes and deploying
parallel strategies, sometimes conjointly.
TABLE 4.1. The various meetings under study and the ways in which IPLCs participate
(Hall, original material for the book)
Meetings
Date
Actors present
Participation of IPLCs
First Global
17–18
Meeting organized
Internal debate
Thematic
November
behind closed
within the IPLCs,
Dialogue for
2019
doors by the CBD
mobilization of the
Indigenous
secretariat with the
IIFB
Peoples
support of the IIFB;
and Local
60 participants of
Communities
whom 50 were
representatives of
IPLCs
Working Group
20–22
IPLCs present, with
IIFB co-chair of the
on Article 8j
November
various State Parties
event
(WG8j) -11th
2019
and observers
Caucus of the IPLCs
meeting
(business, NGOs,
organized by the
academics, youth,
IIFB
women)
IPLCs are considered
600 people
as a State Party
Subsidiary Body 25–29
State Parties and
Caucus of the IPLCs
on Scientific,
November
observers, including
organized by the
Technical and
2019
IPLCs
IIFB
Technological
Around a thousand
IPLCs are not
Advice
participants
considered as State
(SBSTTA) –
Party and do not
23rd meeting
co-chair the event