If you are attending SB8(j) of CBD in Panama, join us for this side event on Indigenous Peoples and local communities knowledge in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans. #UNESCO #BESNet #SB8j

My colleague Faduma Ali and I have arrived in #Sarajevo to contribute to the Western Balkan regional workshop on local knowledge systems in ecosystem conservation and Disaster Risk Reduction. @unesco.org LINKS program, through @besnet.world supported Bosnia i Herzegovina with its national assessment

A great pleasure and honour to catch up with Louis Liebenberg, inventor of #CyberTracker. Louis recognised the extraordinary complexity of Indigenous Peoples knowledge of biodiversity during early work with !Xõó hunter gatherers in Botswana. He created a software system to help them generate data.

A lot happened at the 47th World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris. Of historic importance was the strong presence of Indigenous Peoples participating in deliberations and sharing their views on universal values, and the relationship between nature and culture. With Claudia Sanchez Flores 🇲🇽

Last week, CO-OP4CBD organised an excellent workshop on Indigenous Peoples and local communities under the Convention on Biological Diversity. @unesco.org was there to share our experience on working with scientists and ILK holders under @ipbes.net and @besnet.world We met in beautiful Trondheim.

International Indigenous Peoples Forum on World Heritage has been meeting with UNESCO, IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM to understand better procedures under the 1972 World Heritage Convention, Free Prior and Informed Consent and redress mechanisms. Photo Tara/d.coulson at Tsodilo Hills

I am back in New York for the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Indigenous Peoples have emerged as key partners in defining and achieving sustainable development that includes local governance, customary tenure and Indigenous knowledge systems. #unesco #indigenouspeoples

UNESCO, UNDP, UNFCCC, UNCCD and UN-Water are working with Indigenous Peoples and Member States on the Water Action Decade. Join us today at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 1.15pm at the UN Headquarters, Conference Room 12. #water #indigenouspeoples

ADG for Natural Sciences @unesco.org addresses Global Task Force of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. Indigenous languages are key for transmitting knowledge of biodiversity, ecosystems and climate change.