Category: Traditional Knowledge
17.12.2021
Colonialism, the “civilizing mission” and their impact on the formation of International Law
Those whom we call Indigenous Peoples, have not always been “Indigenous Peoples”. The term “Indigenous” in fact refers…
28.10.2021
The Rights of Nature in Ecuador, Bolivia and Aotearoa New Zealand: Indigenous Peoples as Earth defenders and legal innovators
When talking about the protection of Nature, is crucial to stress the role of Indigenous peoples, whose cosmovision…
19.07.2019
Rutzolijirisaxik Voluntary Guidelines
In November 2018, during its fourteenth meeting at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the COP to the Convention on Biological Diversity…
11.04.2018
Plan of Action for the retention of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices
In Decision VII/16 E Annex “Elements of a Plan of Action for the retention of traditional knowledge, innovations…
02.02.2018
Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions
During its first meeting, held in Sevilla, Spain, the Working Group formulated recommendations for a Programme of Work…
15.01.2018
Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions
In 1998, the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP4) established an Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional…
05.01.2018
The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge: article 8(j)
As previously noted, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) considers the protection of Traditional Knowledge (TK) as a…
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