MEETING REPORT ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOP ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY’S (CBD) DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING

The workshop addressed the interface between WIPO and the CBD's Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Working Group, highlighting concerns that the proposed international regime prioritizes state and industry rights over those of indigenous peoples. Presentations covered the framework of ABS discussions, the gap between state and indigenous conceptions of traditional knowledge, and the political use of WIPO by industrialized nations. Participants identified a need for further capacity building on technical concepts like 'derivatives' and 'disclosure of origin', and expressed skepticism regarding governments' willingness to implement commitments to indigenous rights.

• Indigenous peoples expressed several concerns regarding the CBD's International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing, including that the regime as conceptualized protects the rights of industry and states rather than indigenous peoples, and that negotiations rely on a culturally-biased decision-making process that ignores the customary law of local communities and indigenous groups.
• There is a noted discrepancy between how member states and indigenous groups perceive traditional knowledge and indigenous rights, and many of the proposed provisions related to these topics remain non-binding.
• The workshop examined the political dynamics of the ABS Working Group, specifically how industrialized countries have used WIPO's name for political purposes and the nature of WIPO's technical contributions to the discussions.
• The Working Group on Article 8(j) failed to provide necessary input to the ABS negotiations concerning the utilization of traditional knowledge and the rights of indigenous peoples as holders of that knowledge.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2008). MEETING REPORT ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOP ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY’S (CBD) DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IITC_CIEL_IPCB_Feb08.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. MEETING REPORT ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOP ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY’S (CBD) DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING. 2008. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IITC_CIEL_IPCB_Feb08.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2008meeting, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{MEETING REPORT ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOP ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY’S (CBD) DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2008}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IITC_CIEL_IPCB_Feb08.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }