Trʉa Global Summit on Traditional Knowledge related to Biodiversity

The Trʉa Global Summit on Traditional Knowledge related to Biodiversity will bring together Government representatives, UN representatives and leaders of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), as key actors towards biodiversity conservation and climate change actions, to advance dialogue and consensus on the issues that will be addressed at COP 16 (October 21-November 1, Cali, Colombia).

The objective of the Global Summit on Traditional Knowledge associated with Biodiversity is to increase the visibility of traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity and the contributions of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to biodiversity conservation and climate action, to achieve the objectives of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) and the Paris Agreement. Especially to generate an informal dialogue between representatives of governments and Indigenous Peoples and local communities to contribute to consensus on the recommendations of the 12th Meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity to be considered by COP16.

These issues will directly impact the role and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to biodiversity conservation and climate actions, to achieve the objectives of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

In line with the global recognition of IPLCs’ contributions, the CDB Parties have committed in the KMGBF to implement its targets at the national level through, but not limited to:

• Full recognition of the rights of IPLCs, knowledge and the contributions of IPLCs to biodiversity conservation in national policies including their updated National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
• Increase benefit-sharing to Indigenous Peoples for the utilization of traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources (Goal C, Target 13)
• Respect rights of IPLCs in spatial planning (Target 1)
• Restoration – that 30 per cent of the total area of degraded terrestrial, inland water and marine and coastal ecosystems are under effective restoration by 2030 (Target 2)
• Recognize the contribution of indigenous and traditional territories to conservation of biodiversity (Target 3)
• Establish mechanisms for the full and effective participation of IPLCs in local, national, regional, and global decision-making on biodiversity, including equitable participation of indigenous women (Target 22 and 23)
• Traditional knowledge that contributes to effective management of biodiversity, to be use only with the free, prior and informed consent of IPLCs (Target 21)
• Protect and promote customary sustainable use of biodiversity by IPLCs. (Target 5 and 9)
• Increase the level of financial resources from all sources, in an effective, timely and easily accessible manner enhancing the roles of IPLCs (Target 19)