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Addressee: Guatemala

Paragraph Number: 63
Session: 21 (2022)
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The Permanent Forum notes that the Constitutional Court of Guatemala issued ruling No. 2112-2016 of 24 October 2017 on indigenous peoples’ intellectual collective property. The Permanent Forum urges Guatemala to comply with the ruling and to adopt laws and policies, respecting the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples.

Area of Work: Economic and Social Development, Intellectual property

Addressee: UN entities

Paragraph Number: 88
Session: 21 (2022)
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The Permanent Forum recommends that United Nations entities review language and terminology on native breeds, local seed varieties and endemic varieties of plants and animals. The Permanent Forum recommends differentiating such terminology from indigenous peoples’ foods, seeds and breeds, by avoiding the use of the term “indigenous” to dispel confusion.

Area of Work: Methods of Work

Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 120
Session: 21 (2022)
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The Permanent Forum urges Member States to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) and the Escazú Agreement.

Area of Work: Human rights