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Publications and reports - Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

This site contains documents prepared by FPP, information from our partners, and other materials of relevance to indigenous peoples, forest-dependent communities and forests.

Documents, listed below in date order, can be downloaded free, purchased online, or printed copies can be ordered from julia@forestpeoples.org.

All our publications are free to indigenous peoples' organisations.
Southern NGOs are entitled to a 50% discount.

 
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  • Akwé: Kon Guidelines - Voluntary guidelines for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact assessments regarding developments proposed to take place on, or which are likely to impact on, sacred sites and on lands and waters traditionally occupied or used by indigenous and local communities: http://www.biodiv.org/doc/publications/akwe-brochure-en.pdf

  • Akwé: Kon - Directrices voluntarias para realizar evaluaciones de las repercusiones culturales, ambientales, y sociales de proyectos de desarrollo que hayan de realizarse en lugares sagrados o en tierras o aguas ocupadas o utilizadas tradicionalmente por las comunidades indígenas y locales, o que puedan afectar a esos lugares: http://www.biodiv.org/doc/publications/akwe-brochure-es.pdf

  • Akwé: Kon - Lignes directrices facultatives pour la conduite d'études sur les impacts culturels, environnementaux et sociaux des projets d'aménagement ou des aménagements susceptibles d'avoir un impact sur des sites sacrés et sur des terres ou des eaux occupées ou utilisées traditionnellement par des communautés autochtones et locales: http://www.biodiv.org/doc/publications/akwe-brochure-fr.pdf
 
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2008
Indigenous Peoples' Voice Suppressed at United Nations
Press release by IIFB (International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity)
Indigenous peoples' participation marginalized at the Working Group on Protected Areas of the international Convention on Biological Diversity, Rome, 11-15 February 2008
-    Statement by Jannie Lasimbang on behalf of the IIFB
14 February 2008
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La Voz de los Pueblos Indígenas fue Censurada en Naciónes Unidas
Boletín de Prensa
por el FIIB (el Foro Internacional Indígena sobre Biodiversidad)
-    Declaración leída por: Jannie Lasimbang, en representaron del foro indígena
14 de febrero del 2008
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Rome meeting (February 2008) to assess
implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Article written for World Rainforest Movement: Bulletin 126
by Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
January 2008
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2007
Forum - International Negotiations on Forests
Article covering the history of negotiations within the United Nations Forum on Forests and the Convention on Biological Diversity, considering the avenues available for indigenous peoples to most effectively defend their rights to lands and resources within the conservation and forestry debates
Published in "Biodiversity", the quarterly journal of TC-Biodiversity
Helen Leake and Myrle Traverse
December 2007
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2006
Forest Peoples, Customary Use and State Forests:
the case for reform

Marcus Colchester
Draft paper presented to the 11th Biennial Congress of the
International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP)
Bali, Indonesia, 19-23 June 2006
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Pueblos del bosque, utilización consuetudinaria y bosques estatales:
argumentos para una reforma

Marcus Colchester
Junio de 2006
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Indigenous Peoples & the Decisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity: a Guide
Comprehensive compilation by FPP
May 2005 - with addendum: March 2006
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Guía sobre los Pueblos Indígenas y las Decisiones del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica
compendio de desiciones pertinentes preparado por el FPP
Mayo de 2005 - con addendum: marzo de 2006
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2005
Protecting and encouraging traditional sustainable use in Cameroon:
Customary use of biological resources by local and indigenous peoples in Western Dja Reserve, Cameroon

CED and FPP
August 2005
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IIFB Indigenous Peoples Committee on Conservation (IPCC)
Report on First Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas, Montecatini, Italy
June 2005
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International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)
1st Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Protected Areas, Montecatini, Italy
June 2005
Statements, press releases and report
Foro Internacional Indígena sobre Biodiversidad (FIIB)
Primera Reunión del Grupo de Trabajo Especial de Composición Abierta sobre Áreas Protegidas, Montecatini, Italia,
Junio de 2005
Declaraciónes et boletín de prensa
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Forum international autochtone sur la biodiversité (FIAB)
1ère réunion du Groupe de travail Ad Hoc sur les aires protégées, Montecatini, Italie,
du 13 au 17 juin 2005
Déclarations et communication de presse
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Community-based mapping and research on customary resource management
Newsletter
March 2005
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Mapeo comunitário e investigación participativa del manejo consuetudinario de los recursos naturales
boletín
Marzo de 2005
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La cartographie et la recherche sur la gestion coutumière des ressources basées dans les communautés
bulletin
Mars 2005
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2004
Ten reasons to promote and implement article 10c of the CBD
FPP paper on effective implementation of the CBD and support for the new paradigm on protected areas
December 2004
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10 razones para promover e implementar el artículo 10c
Diciembre de 2004
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Dix raisons pour promouvoir et mettre en œuvre l’article 10c
Décembre 2004
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Corporate ‘Partners’?
From Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Accountability

Presentation by Marcus Colchester to the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress, Bangkok,
17-25 November 2004
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Green Corporate partnerships –
are they an essential tool in achieving the conservationist mission,
or just a ruse for covering up ecological crimes? The Debate

Between Mark Rose, Chief Executive of Fauna & Flora International (FFI), and Marcus Colchester, Director of Forest Peoples Programme.
Published in The Ecologist, July/August 2004
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Conservation and Communities in Central Africa –
The need to secure indigenous rights and Biodiversity

FPP briefing for the 5th CEFDHAC meeting, Yaounde, Cameroon
24-26 May 2004
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Conservation de la biodiversité et populations locales en Afrique Centrale –
Réconcilier les droits des populations locales et la conservation des écosystèmes

Briefing du FPP pour la 5ème CEFDHAC, Yaoundé, Cameroun
Le 24 au 26 mai 2004
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The CBD COP 7 and related conferences/meetings –
Report on Protected Areas

Report from COP 7, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
6-20 February 2004
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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, State Sovereignty and the Convention on Biological Diversity
Updated briefing
February 2004
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Los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, la Soberanía del Estado y el Convenio sobre Diversidad Biológica
Febrero de 2004
Les droits des peuples autochtones, la souveraineté des États et la Convention sur la diversité biologique
Briefing mise à jour
Février 2004
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The Global Environment Facility (GEF), Biodiversity Conservation and Indigenous Peoples
FPP Briefing for CBD COP 7
February 2004
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Protecting and encouraging customary use of biological resources:
The Upper Caura, Venezuela

Marcus Colchester, Nalúa Silva Monterrey and Ramón Tomedes
January 2004
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Protegiendo y Fomentando el Uso Consuetudinario de los Recursos Biológicos:
Alto Caura, Venezuela

Marcus Colchester, Nalúa Silva Monterrey y Ramón Tomedes
Enero de 2004
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descubre y compra
 
2003
Carbon sinks and trade, dams, rivers linking and extractive industries
Declaration from workshop:
New Terms & Mechanisms for further Expropriation & Livelihoods Threats to Peoples in India’s North Eastern Region
November 2003
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Salvaging Nature - Indigenous peoples, protected areas & biodiversity conservation
Marcus Colchester
2003

Naturaleza cercada: Pueblos indígenas, áreas protegidas y conservación de la biodiversidad
Marcus Colchester
2003
Nature sauvage, nature sauvée ? Peuples autochtones, aires protégées et conservation de la biodiversité
Marcus Colchester
2003
découvrez et achetez
 
2002
Addressing Past Wrongs – Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas:
The Right to Restitution of Lands and Resources

Fergus MacKay
October 2002
Enfrentándose a los Errores del Pasado – Pueblos Indígenas y Áreas Protegidas:
El Derecho a la Restitución de Tierras y Recursos

Fergus MacKay
Octubre de 2002
Réparation des injustices passées – Les peuples autochtones et les aires protégées :
Le droit à la restitution de leurs terres et ressources

Fergus MacKay
Octobre 2002
 
2001
The Convention on Biological Diversity, State Sovereignty and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Legal briefing
November 2001 (NB: briefing updated in February 2004)
Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) draft report on Forest Biological Diversity
FPP letter to CBD Secretariat
May 2001
Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity Governance –
The Hundested Recommendations for Donor Best Practice

March 2001
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Los Pueblos Indígenas y la Biodiversidad –
Las recomendaciones de Hundested para prácticas adecuadas de los donantes

Marzo de 2001
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