GLOBAL ABS CONFERENCE 2020
Session 4
ABS Dialogue between Governments and Indigenous Peoples: The Lessons Learned
18 November 2020
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Indigenous Peoples and local Communities are at the center of ABS as custodians of biodiversity and right holders of traditional knowledge related to genetic resources that conducts science in the search for nature-based solutions. Learn how they protect their practices and resources, what are their needs and how they want them to be addressed for the way forward.
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020
9:00 AM New York time / Panama time (2 hours)
Description
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) are at the center of ABS. They are the custodians of biodiversity and right holders of traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources. Learn how IPLCs protect their practices and resources, which are their needs and how to address them in the post-2020 Biodiversity Strategic Framework.
Introduction
Session Recording
Speakers
Q” hapaj Conde
SCBD
Associate Programme Management Officer for the Peoples and Biodiversity Unit at the CBD Secretariat. Doctorate on Juridical Sciences. He was a co-chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus.
Santiago Cevallos
SENADI Ecuador
Director of the National Service on Intellectual Property Rights (Senadi). He was Ecuadorian delegate to WIPO in the Copyright Committee for 5 years.
Diana Aguavil
Governor T´sáchila Nationality of Ecuador
She is the first female governor of the Tsáchila nationality after 104 years of male administrations.
Erick Kimalat
EWC, Kenya
Chairman at the Endorois Welfare Council (EWC), a registered community-based organization of the Endorois Indigenous People living around the Lake Bogoria areas of Baringo County, Kenya.
Kavaka Mukonyi
Kenya Wildlife Service
Head Bioprospecting at Kenya Wildlife Service. He is actively involved in technology transfer on access and benefit sharing, community livelihoods and conservation linkages.
Seumalo Afele Faiilagi
ACEO
ACEO for Environment Conservation Division of Samoa.
Ndiaga Sall
Enda Health, Senegal
Head of the Health Knowledge and Community Practices Department at Enda Health.
He is a founding member of the African Genetic Heritage Coalition and member of the National ABS Committee of Senegal.
Yolanda Teran
IIFB (Ecuador)
International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity. She is a specialist on Language, Literacy and Socio-Cultural Studies of indigenous peoples.
Edith Bastidas
RMIB-LAC
Network of Indigenous Women for Biodiversity – Latin America, Colombia’s focal point. She a specialist on Constitutional and Parliamentary law and has served in different responsibilities related to indigenous peoples.
Jessica-Jane Lavelle
Voices for Bio justice
She is a researcher with the National Research Foundation SARChI Chair in Social and Environmental Dimensions of the Bioeconomy at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Jazzy Rasolojaona
Natural Justice
Programme Manager at the francophone Hub of Natural Justice. He mainly works on ABS, TK protection and governance of natural resources and community land rights.
Claudia Valeria Sánchez Flores
RITA Biodiversity, Mexico
Director of Biodiversity and BCP at RITA Biodiversity, Mexico. She is specialized in conservation of biocultural heritage, Environment interpretation for Tourism, and is an active member of the FIIB.
