UNDP Support to Implementation of Article 8'j

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UNDP SupporttoImplementation ofArticle 8.(j)

• 5 February 2002
• Montreal. Canada

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UNDP Support to Countriesfor Biodiversity
activities 1991-2001

• gt 140 countries
• gt 1,500 projects (including small grants)
• gt 120 million UNDP core
• gt 350 million GEF
• gt 700 million other sources
• gt 1.1 billion in total

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Emphasis on Capacity Development

• 104 countries GEF supported BSAPs
• 51 countries GEF supported Biodiversity Capacity
  Assessments
• gt 70 countries GEF supported global environmental
  management capacity assessments
• Regional networking, workshops, capacity building
• eg. Biodiversity Planning Support Programme

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UNDP and Indigenous PeoplesA Policy of
Engagement

• Fostering an enabling environment for
  participation, co-existence and inclusion
• Democratic governance and human rights
• Poverty reduction
• Conflict prevention and peace-building
• Environment and sustainable development

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Activities related to Article 8.(j)

• Tenure, rights, governance
• Medicinal plants, herbal medicines,
  pharmaceuticals
• Tourism ecotourism
• Rangeland management systems
• Agrobiodiversity
• Sustainable resource management

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Indigenous Knowledge Programme

• Partnership with Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity
  Network
• Support of IDRC, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark
• Increased effectiveness of Indigenous Peoples
  representatives in the CBD process
• Multiplier effect towards other international
  processes
• contributed to the continuation and
  revitalization of indigenous cultures as well as
  to laying foundations for the sustainable
  livelihoods of indigenous communities

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Key Challenges

• Achieving win win combinations of traditional
  and modern
• Enabling effective negotiations associated with
  governance, ownership, control, security, rights
• Expanding and sharing benefits

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Effective approaches

• Small Grants Programmes
• Networking between communities develops capacity
• Facilitating and brokering dialogue, consultation
  and negotiation