Addressee: PFII Members, SPFII

Paragraph #36Session #2 (2003)

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The Forum renews the recommendation made at its first session on the need to create a three-year working group on free, prior informed consent and participatory research guidelines, under the aegis of the Forum, with funding from the regular budget that includes a focus on how the guidelines relate to the protection of indigenous knowledge and natural resources.

Final Report of UNPFII Session 2 (2003)