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Addressee: SCBD, SPFII

Paragraph Number: 82
Session: 7 (2008)
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A request for the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Forum to consult and collaborate with indigenous organizations to promote the role of indigenous peoples as stewards of biological and cultural diversity for the International Year of Biodiversity.

Area of Work: Environment
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Addressee: Academia, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, UN system/UN agencies

Paragraph Number: 20
Session: 7 (2008)
Full Text:

The Permanent Forum recommends that the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, university research centres and relevant United Nations agencies conduct further studies on the impacts of climate change and climate change responses on indigenous peoples who are living in highly fragile ecosystems, such as low-lying coastal areas and small island States; semi-arid and arid lands and dry and sub-humid lands (grasslands); tropical and subtropical forests; and high mountain areas.

Area of Work: Environment