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Indigenous Perspectives Volume VIII, Number I A Journal of Tebtebba Foundation : working on biodiversity and traditional knowledge protection
Indigenous peoples occupy the most biologically diverse areas in the world. Through their traditional knowledge and practices, they have sustainable utilized, nurtured and protected their lands and the resources within it. For them, land and life is inextricably linked. It is in their ancestral lands that they practice their way of life their cultures, traditions, rites, languages that has sustained them for generations. Thus, ownership and control of their lands is paramount to their survival.
In the international arena, their role in biological diversity has been acknowledged, specifically by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Its implementation in the national and community levels present challenges for indigenous peoples. How can they ensure that their interests are included in government policies and programmes? What mechanisms must be in place to ensure their meaningful and effective participation? What preparations are needed in indigenous communities to make them proactive partners, as rights holders, in the implementation of programs on biodiversity?
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