UNDP Support to Implementation of Article 8.(j)

5 February 2002 Montreal. Canada

UNDP Support to Countries for Biodiversity activities 1991-2001 > 140 countries > 1,500 projects (including small grants) > $ 120 million UNDP core > $ 350 million GEF > $ 700 million other sources > $ 1.1 billion in total

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Emphasis on Capacity Development • 104 countries GEF supported BSAP’s • 51 countries GEF supported Biodiversity Capacity Assessments • > 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 Peoples: A 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 People’s 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

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