Actions
Action 13.1
Action 13.3

13.2. Apply and accredit ILK where appropriate to secure engagement in species conservation.

Primary tools and resources

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Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. is a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is a transparent legal framework for the effective implementation of the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, thereby contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Nagoya Protocol sets out core obligations for its contracting Parties to take measures in relation to access to genetic resources, benefit-sharing and compliance. The Nagoya Protocol addresses traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources with provisions on access, benefit-sharing, and compliance. It also addresses genetic resources where indigenous and local communities have the established right to grant access to them. Contracting Parties should take measures to ensure these communities’ free, prior, informed consent, keeping in mind community laws and procedures as well as customary use and exchange. The Nagoya Protocol entered into force on 12 October 2014.

How to use

The Nagoya Protocol is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian at: https://www.cbd.int/abs

Nagoya Protocol Factsheets on access and benefit sharing can be downloaded at: https://www.cbd.int/abs/factsheet

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

The Treaty was developed by FAO. The objectives of the Treaty are the conservation and sustainable use of all plant genetic resources for food security and agriculture, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use. The Treaty puts 64 of the most important crops that together account for 80% of the food derived from plants into an easily accessible global pool of genetic resources that is freely available to potential users in the Treaty’s ratifying nations for some uses. The Treaty ensures that access to genetic resources already protected by international property rights is consistent with international and national laws.

How to use

The Treaty and further information can be accessed at: https://www.fao.org/plant-treaty/en/

The capacity development strategy of the international treaty 2023–2030 are available at: https://www.fao.org/3/nk298en/nk298en.pdf

IUCN Standard on Indigenous Peoples

The Standard represents IUCN’s policy objectives with respect to indigenous peoples. It contains eight policy objectives for projects undertaken or supported by IUCN to support indigenous peoples and promote their role in conservation and management of sustainable resources.

The purpose of this Standard is to ensure that IUCN projects anticipate and avoid negative impacts on indigenous peoples or to minimise and/or compensate for impacts; take all rights and needs of indigenous peoples fully into account in project planning and implementation; and ensure that their customs, cultural and spiritual values, and perspectives on the environment are included.

 

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Other tools and resources

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Revolución de los Baldes: Compostaje Comunitario de Residuos Orgánicos Domésticos

Desde 2008, el proyecto Revolución de los Baldes impacta en la comunidad necesitada de Chico Mendes, ubicada en el barrio Monte Cristo, en Florianópolis-SC. El objetivo de este proyecto es fomentar la gestión comunitaria de residuos orgánicos, promover la agricultura urbana y la inclusión socioeconómica de los participantes en la iniciativa. En esta práctica, se aplica el método de compostaje termofílico en las esterillas estáticas con ventilación pasiva con el fin de reciclar los residuos orgánicos transformándolos en abonos orgánicos. La logística del proyecto se basa en la distribución de baldes a las familias interesadas en la segregación de los orgánicos en sus hogares y el posterior descarte en bombonas situadas en puntos de entrega voluntaria estratégicamente distribuidos en las calles. Los jóvenes que participan en la iniciativa son responsables de la concienciación de la comunidad sobre la adecuada separación de los residuos orgánicos en origen.

Jaguar, Ocelotl, Tepeyollotl: el corazón del monte y la conservación biocultural en espacios naturales

La relación del humano como un componente más de la naturaleza ha generado una gama amplia de interacciones, siendo una de ellas, la relación biocultural del jaguar y la naturaleza con las poblaciones indígenas de América. Esta relación única es de las pocas relaciones que persisten en la actualidad, pese a los procesos históricos que la han afectado.

El jaguar en el mundo prehispánico, y todavía en algunas zonas de México, es considerado el corazón del monte; guardían y dios de los espacios naturales. Pese a su riqueza cultural y biológica, las condiciones sociales y ambientales han reducido su espacio simbólico, material y ecológico.

Biofutura es pionera en aplicar un modelo biocultural y ético para la conservación de la naturaleza, a través de la restructuración de la relación humano-naturaleza, siendo el jaguar especie clave para acercar a las personas a la naturaleza, a sus raíces culturales y a la comprensión de la animalidad y su relación con la bioética.

IUCN Seed Conservation Specialist Group’s resources

The mission of the Seed Conservation Specialist Group is to promote seed conservation by providing a network for knowledge-sharing in different ecosystems around the world, and aiding in prioritization, capacity building, and development of best practices.

We have > 100 members, from > 25 countries on 6 continents, including seed bank managers, academic researchers, conservation practitioners, national and international coordinators, and other specialists from around the world.

We work with the IUCN Species Survival Commission to achieve “a just world that values and conserves nature through positive action to reduce the loss of diversity of life on earth.”

Free Prior Informed Consent

This Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Manual is designed as a tool for project practitioners (herein referred as project managers) for a broad range of projects and programmes (hereinafter to be referred to as projects) of any development organization, by providing information about the right to FPIC and how it can be implemented in six steps.

FPIC is a principle protected by international human rights standards that state, ‘all peoples have the right to self-determination’ and – linked to the right to self-determination – ‘all peoples have the right to freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development’. Backing FPIC are the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Labour Organization Convention 169, which are the most powerful and comprehensive international instruments that recognize the plights of Indigenous Peoples and defend their rights.

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Solutions and case studies

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Forest conservation through building on indigenous knowledge

In Paraguay we have managed to combine the vision of biodiversity conservation with the restitution of ancestral lands of the Mbyaguarani indigenous people. What we have called “socioenvironmental condominium” is a sample of what can be achieved between environmental organizations and indigenous peoples. Our goals are common and can be achieve by working with those who better understand conservation in situ: native peoples.

Synthesizing Australian Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge

An endnote bibliographic database was created to synthesise Australian Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge (IBK) from existing publicly available documents. This is now available in one place at www.aibk.info for people to search what IBK exists and in what areas (spatially) via an interactive map. Case studies of IBK are also showcased on this website.

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Actors

Private sector and financial institutions
Business sector

Academic and research institutions

Governments

IUCN
IUCN Crop Wild Relatives Specialist Group
IUCN Seed Conservation Specialist Group

Technologies

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Drones

GPS and Radio Collaring

Internet of Things (IoT)

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

Metaverse

Gamification

Decentralised Applications (DApps)

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs)

Blockchain and Smart Contracts

Acoustic Monitoring

Camera Traps

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