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Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 51
Session: 6 (2007)
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The Permanent Forum urges States to recognize indigenous peoples’ customary laws on genetic resources and traditional knowledge and to consider the development of sui generis systems based on such customary laws, as appropriate, for the protection of traditional knowledge and access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge.

Area of Work: Environment

Addressee: UNPFII

Paragraph Number: 136
Session: 4 (2005)
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With a view to strengthening collaboration during the intersessional period, and further developing expert recommendations to member organizations of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues, the Forum decides to increase visits by its members to these entities to carry out an in-depth analysis of the programs, activities and operations at the international, regional and national levels

Area of Work: Methods of Work, Cooperation