Short paper on the defintion of political and how it relates to working groups and this specific working group’s initiative on political relations.

Short paper defining the terms social and cultural and how they pertain to working groups and how this specific working group will draft an analytic paper about the relationship between…

Note by the Executive Secretary which includes an introduction, existing legally binding instruments relevant to the programme of work, guidelines, principles, protocols, codes of ethics, relevant to the programme of…

Report on progress on the integration of relevant tasks of the programme of work on article 8(j) and related provisions in the cross-cutting areas of the convention. Cross-cutting areas include…

Report on progress in the integration of relevant tasks of the programme of work on article 8(j) and related provisions into the thematic programmes of the convention on biological diversity.

Note by the Exective Secretary which includes an introduction, a discussion about the progress in the implementation of the priority tasks, ways for increaasing indigenous and local community participation in…

Note by the Executive Secretary which includes an introduction, task 1: capacity-building for effective involvement in decision-making regarding use of traditional knowledge, task 2: development of appropriate mechanisms for effective…

Note by the Executive Secretary which includes an introduction, considerations regarding the size and scope of the report, outline of composite report: rationale, sources and availability of information, and ways…

Draft guidelines or recommendations for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact assessments regarding developments proposed to take place on sacred sites and on lands and waters occupied or…

Background to the draft guidelines or recommendations for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact assessments regarding developments proposed to take place on sacred sites and on lands and…