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The Government of Spain reports: “With respect to paragraph 93, Spain has supported the organization of an International Expert Seminar on Indicators relevant to Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity, to be held in Ifugao, the Philippines, from 4 to 9 March 2007, by publishing the results compiled by the Tebtebba Foundation in “Indicators relevant to indigenous peoples, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Millennium Development Goals”.
The objective of this initiative is to contribute to the monitoring and implementation of the strategic plan and 2010 target of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Millennium Development Goals that are relevant to indigenous peoples, and to strengthen the full, effective participation of indigenous peoples in the development of indicators relating to the Convention and the Goals. It also aims to strengthen the work of the United Nations agencies, Governments, academic institutions and indigenous peoples in data collection and disaggregation of key indicators relating to health and the ecological, social and cultural welfare of indigenous peoples.”
UNDP reports that in 2007, the HURIST project in Bolivia will work with the Unit of Economic and Social Policy Analysis in order to improve the existing sources of information (census, surveys, adminstrative records, etc.) and develop a system of indicators that better reflect indigenous perspectives on well-being. The team in charge of the Bolivia national human development reports produces regular radio programmes about critical issues of development, that are broadcast in Spanish and in the two major indigenous languages (Quechua and Aymara) of the country.
