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Recommendations
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Targets |
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Development of guidelines aiming a full and common
understanding of traditional biodiversity-related knowledge and
practices as subject matter that can be regulated |
Ensure the harmonization of definitions and common
concerns.
Capacity-building in the creation, implementation and
enforcing of the protective legislation. |
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Strengthen indigenous organizational structures on
traditional biodiversity-related knowledge and practices |
Development of Indigenous ethnobotanical gardens
networks
Training of Indigenous people for the creation and
handling of digital libraries to record their own traditional
biodiversity-related knowledge and practices
Development and discussion of guidelines on prior
informed consent
Safeguarding ofendangered Indigenous groups and their
traditional biodiversity-related knowledge |
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Consolidation of regional cooperative structures on
traditional biodiversity-related knowledge and practices |
Documentation of traditional knowledge in the public
domain to identify its contents as prior art
Protection of the transboundary communities from
biopiracy and biofraud. |
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Monitoring mechanism under explicit guidelines such
as catalogue of indicators built with effective participation of
Indigenous and local people |
Assess measures and initiatives
consistent with:
(i)
indigenous and local practices code implemented;
(ii)
satisfaction rate for indigenous and local practices
a.
cultural/language maintenance programmes;
b. amount of
land held by indigenous people
(iii)
landscape analysis tools
a. landscape
disturbance patterns;
b.
growth rates for indigenous and local
communities. |
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In regards to the disputes that might arise from the
access to traditional knowledge, elaboration of guidelines for a
mediation and / or arbitration system |
Build mechanisms for the neccesary interface between
cultural parties involved.
Design of an alternative and specific procedure:
(i.)
voluntary and consensual, and that does not create any obligatory or
compulsory jurisdiction
(ii.)
alternative to litigation
(iii.)
neutral and adaptative procedure and forum in
relation to jurisdictions, cultures and traditions.
(iv.)
control the nature and costs of proceedings.
(v.)
relevant expertise to the subject of
traditional knowledge which otherwise would barely be available. |
