Swedbio: work related to the 2020 Human Development Report
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SwedBio enables knowledge generation, dialogue and exchange between practitioners, policy makers and scientists for development and implementation of policies within poverty alleviation, equity, sustainable livelihoods and social-ecological systems rich in biodiversity
- Contributions to the IPBES Global Assessment report: Indigenous knowledge is key to saving the world’s nature
This report outlines a global synthesis of the state of biodiversity, ecosystems and natures contributions to people. SwedBio contributed through method development together with partners, and through long-term support to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities full and effective participation through their Caucus “International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” (IIFBES) in the IPBES plenaries - Towards solving a key puzzle in the IPBES
Progress toward tools and approaches for working with diverse knowledge systems in ecosystem assessments - The importance of local and indigenous knowledge in international policy processes
Concepts, practices and steps for working with the IPBES Indigenous and Local Knowledge Approach - Including a human rights-based approach in multilateral environmental agreements
A workshop hosted by SwedBio partners in Thailand highlights the importance of acknowledging the connection between human rights and biodiversity within the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - Evidence from local outlooks: Indigenous and local perspectives are crucial to solving the world’s biodiversity crisis
Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are vital actors in implementing solutions and showing us the way forward for the protection and sustainable use the world’s biodiversity. This is the hopeful message from the second edition of the Local Biodiversity Outlooks (LBO-2), a collaborative report created by more than 50 Indigenous and community authors - Mobilisation of indigenous and local knowledge as a source of useable evidence for conservation partnerships
Why mobilizing different types of knowledges creates opportunities for long-term sustainable governance - UN Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 dialogues
Report of the Thematic Workshop on Human Rights as enabling condition in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
For more information about Swedbio's work, please contact Henrik Brundin, director, Swedbio:
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