Protected Area Environment Biosprospecting
Although 2005 saw significant progress made in term of recognising indigenous people's right, this first year in the second UN decade of the World's Indigenous People
The year 2004 marked the end of the first International Decade of the World's Indigenous People and, for many, this was an opportunity to look back and assess the progress made since 1995
The impression one has on reading this year's contributions to the indigenous world is that, despite notable advances, the situation of indigenous peoples still remains extremely precarious and even, in many cases, alarming.
The response received so far from readers of the yearbook has largely been positive