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Addressee: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) of Germany
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The Permanent Forum notes the general capacity-building efforts on access and benefit-sharing in the African region carried out under Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) of Germany and encourages further efforts to bolster indigenous participation in those workshops and also in developing workshops specifically for indigenous peoples and local communities.
Responses
SCBD report (2011):
2010 and 2011 has seen a drop in voluntary funding for such initiatives as a result of the global economic downturn however the SCBD has acquired significant funds for capacity-building regarding the recently adopted Nagoya Protocol and are endeavoring to ensure that ILCs are represented in these events. The Government of Japan has provided some funding for essential 8(j) activities in 2011 and will consider funding for 8(j) specific capacity building efforts in 2012. Furthermore the Government of Japan has provided funding for a significant number of regional and sub-regional NB-Subs workshops and ILCs will be included to assist their participation in national reporting processes.
(Report to UNPFII Tenth Session by CBD: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/session_tenth.html)
Final Report of UNPFII Session 9 (2010)
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