1.Notes the progress made in integrating the relevant tasks of the programme of work on Article 8(j) into various areas of work under the Convention, including progress reported in national reports;

2.Requests the Executive Secretary to continue to report on progress in the implementation of Article 8(j) and related provisions, based on information submitted in national reports, and on the integration of the relevant tasks of the programme of work on Article 8(j) and related provisions into the thematic areas of work under the Convention, to the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions;

3.Requests Parties, and especially those that have not yet done so, to submit, with the participation of indigenous and local communities, information regarding the implementation of the programme of work on Article 8(j) and related provisions of the Convention, both directly to the Secretariat and through their fifth national reports, where possible, and in time for the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, and requests the Executive Secretary to analyse and summarize this information and make it available to the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, in order to take this matter forward;

4.Calls upon Parties to fully integrate Aichi Biodiversity Target 18 into their revised and updated national biodiversity strategies and action plans and into other relevant local and regional plans, respecting traditional knowledge and customary practices that are of interest for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and to report progress in their fifth national reports, using relevant indicators;

5.Requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with Parties, indigenous and local communities and others, to examine the fourth and fifth national reports with a view to compiling a geographically balanced set of good practices, in order to benefit from them and understand difficulties encountered in other geographical areas concerning the implementation of Article 8(j) and 10(c) and related provisions, and to make such case studies and examples available in the form of a CBD Technical Series report, as a resource for Parties, indigenous and local communities and interested stakeholders;

6.Decides that one meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions will be organized prior to the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties;

7.Also decides that the topic for the in-depth dialogue to be held at the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions shall be:

8.Noting the apparent lack of financial support for indigenous and local communities in their efforts to develop their own community plans, including community protocols, urges Parties, including in their requests to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), including through the GEF Small Grants programme, and invites other donors, to support, as appropriate, indigenous and local communities to organize themselves, in order to ensure that they can effectively develop their own community plans and protocols and participate in national and international dialogues concerning the Convention;

9.Also urges Parties, including in their requests to the Global Environment Facility, including through the GEF Small Grants programme, and invites other donors, to support, as appropriate, indigenous and local communities to document, map and register their indigenous and community conserved areas, in accordance with national legislation, and to prepare and implement their community conservation plans. Furthermore, support should be provided to countries to strengthen their recognition of such areas;

10.Notes the potential contribution that the International Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Land and Sea Managers Network, announced at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) could make to linking indigenous expertise and modern technology and encourages participation in the associated conference, to be held from 27 to 31 May 2013 in Darwin, Australia, in order to further develop the Network.

1.Requests the Executive Secretary to continue his efforts to ensure the effective implementation of decisions X/40 A, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, and IX/13 D and E, concerning capacity-building, taking into account decisions VIII/5 B and C, VII/16, annex, and V/16, annex II, task 4, including through the development of appropriate methodologies and mechanisms, including new electronic means, didactic materials, and culturally appropriate tools and instruments, developed with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities and their organizations, with a view to increasing the participation of indigenous and local community representatives, particularly women, who are familiar with Convention processes and participate in the work of the Convention, including its implementation at national and local level, and invites donors to continue their support for indigenous and local community capacity-building workshops and the aforementioned tools and methodologies, at regional and subregional level;

2.Requests Parties, Governments, international organizations and indigenous and local community organizations to consider collaborating with the Secretariat to facilitate workshops specific to indigenous and local communities, including through the development of appropriate methodologies and mechanisms, including new electronic means, didactic materials, and culturally appropriate tools and instruments, developed with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities and their organizations, and in particular, where possible, and subject to the availability of funding, to develop medium- and long-term strategies to raise awareness of Convention processes among indigenous and local communities and to facilitate their full and effective participation in those processes, including the revised programme of work on Article 8(j) and related provisions and the recently adopted new element of the programme of work concerning customary sustainable use (Article 10(c)), and also their participation in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets, particularly Target 18;

3.Requests the Executive Secretary to continue to convene, subject to the availability of financial resources, the series of regional and subregional workshops aimed at capacity-building for indigenous and local communities to support the implementation of the Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development through enhanced marketing strategies and web-based technologies;

4.Requests the Secretariat to explore the possibility of facilitating capacity-building workshops jointly with other multilateral environment agreements, so as to promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and optimize the use of limited human and financial resources.

5.Requests the Executive Secretary to ensure the full and effective participation of indigenous and local community representatives in developing a communication, education and public awareness strategy for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020, and to continue to develop a variety of communication, education and public awareness activities and products in the six United Nations languages, making use of contributions from indigenous and local communities, in order to inform indigenous and local communities about the work of the Convention and raise awareness among the general public about the role of indigenous and local communities, and their traditional knowledge and customary use, in the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity;

6.Notes with appreciation the ongoing work by the Secretariat concerning electronic mechanisms, such as the Article 8(j) home page and the Traditional Knowledge Information Portal, and related initiatives, including partnerships with www.indigenousportal.com, and requests the Executive Secretary to maintain an ongoing partnership with www.indigenousportal.com and to report on the advancement of this work to the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions;

7.Requests the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of financial resources, to continue to develop a variety of electronic and traditional materials for communication, education and public awareness, and to ensure that such materials are well publicized through high-profile events in collaboration with Parties, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and other stakeholders;

8.Invites Parties, Governments, donors, civil society, the private sector, and relevant funding institutions and mechanisms to provide indigenous and local communities with the resources needed for, and partner them in the development and implementation of, "indigenous to indigenous" and "community to community" training projects that focus on the role of traditional knowledge and customary sustainable use of biodiversity, including "elders and youth" and "women and children" initiatives that are rooted in indigenous languages, cultures and traditional knowledge and that are fundamental in validating and affirming the self-esteem and identity of indigenous and local communities;

9.Invites Governments to facilitate and encourage the use of national and local media and to ensure the provision of an enabling environment for access to and use of these facilities by indigenous and local communities;

10.Also requests the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of financial resources, to continue to develop, update and translate the various electronic communication mechanisms, including the Article 8(j) home page and the Traditional Knowledge Information Portal, and to report on progress to the next meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, and urges Parties and invites Governments to support the translation of essential Convention documents into national and local languages, with a view to supporting the Executive Secretary in these tasks;

11.Further requests the Executive Secretary: (i) to continue to monitor the use of the Convention website, and in particular the Article 8(j) home page and the Traditional Knowledge Information Portal; (ii) to consult indigenous and local communities participating in the work of the Convention so as to ensure that interactive media are being adapted to the actual needs of indigenous and local communities and are provided in a language and a format that are readily understandable; and (iii) to identify any gaps or shortcomings and to report thereon to the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions;

12.Invites Parties to share information on national laws, policies, programmes and other initiatives, actions and, as appropriate, protocols on the implementation of Article 8(j) and related provisions, along with their experiences of implementation, and requests the Executive Secretary to make such information available through the Traditional Knowledge Information Portal;

13.Notes with appreciation the ongoing efforts by the Secretariat to promote the Voluntary Fund to Facilitate the Participation of Indigenous and Local Communities in the Convention process (VB Trust Fund), and requests the Executive Secretary to continue his efforts, and to report on results and provide relevant statistical data concerning the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, including by using information given in national reports, to the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions at its eighth meeting;

14.Invites Parties, Governments, donors and relevant funding institutions and mechanisms to contribute generously to the VB Trust Fund;

15.Requests the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of financial resources, to provide opportunities for participation by one indigenous and local community representative from each country represented at regional and subregional capacity building workshops;

16.Welcomes with appreciation creative initiatives and partnerships between indigenous and local communities and stakeholders in pursuit of the goals of the Convention, and requests the Executive Secretary to continue such efforts and to report on progress made to the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions;

17.Encourages Parties to take concrete actions to facilitate participation by indigenous and local communities in the development and implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans and other work under the Convention,

18.Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Expert Group Meeting of Local Communities Representatives (UNEP/CBD/WG8J/7/8/Add.1) and encourages Parties to consider this report as a potentially useful input to promoting full and effective participation by local communities in the work of the Convention;

19.Takes note of the characteristics listed in section I of the annex to the report of the Expert Group Meeting as potentially useful advice in identifying local communities, within the mandate of the Convention;

20.Requests the Executive Secretary to take practical steps to ensure that representatives of local communities have equitable access to the Voluntary Fund for the Participation of Indigenous and Local Communities the Work of the Convention, as well as capacity-building workshops; to commence disaggregation of data and statistics on local community representatives; and to report on these measures to the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions for its consideration;

21.Takes note with appreciation of sections II and III of the annex to the report of the Expert Group Meeting as potentially useful advice for developing measures and mechanisms to assist in the implementation of the Convention and the achievements of its goals, and for developing targeted outreach activities for local communities through communication, education and public awareness so as to more effectively encourage their participation in the work of the Convention, including at national and subnational levels.

1.Decides to advance tasks 7, 10 and 12 by initially identifying how their implementation could best contribute to work under the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol;

2.Requests the Executive Secretary to commission three studies, on tasks 7, 10 and 12, respectively, subject to the availability of financial resources, to identify how the implementation of these tasks could best contribute to work under the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol, taking into account, as appropriate, the work of other relevant bodies such as the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore of the World Intellectual Property Organization, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The studies will consider all relevant information, including the views referred to in paragraph 3 below;

3.Invites Parties, Governments, relevant international organizations and indigenous and local communities to submit their views on the draft studies, referred to in paragraph 2 above, on how tasks 7, 10 and 12 could best contribute to work under the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol;

4.Further requests the Executive Secretary to make these studies available to the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions for its consideration, with a view to the Working Group making a recommendation to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on further implementation of tasks 7, 10 and 12, including the possibility of convening an expert meeting;

5.Requests the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions to inform the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, or the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, about the progress of work under tasks 7, 10 and 12 of relevance to the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.

1.Decides to adopt the terms of reference annexed to the present decision (XI/14 D) to advance task 15 in the light of other related and ongoing activities;

2.Emphasizes that task 15 is:

3.Invites Parties, other Governments, relevant international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and indigenous and local community organizations to submit to the Executive Secretary information on national and/or international best practices relevant to task 15;

4.Requests the Executive Secretary to compile the information received under paragraph 3 above and make the compilation available to the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions at its eighth meeting;

5.Recognizing that cultural property and heritage is within the mandate of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, its treaties and programmes, while the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Parties seek to facilitate the exchange of information, from all publicly available sources, relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, including the repatriation of indigenous and traditional knowledge relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, also requests the Executive Secretary to seek cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in analysing whether and how the different international legal instruments that address cultural property and heritage of indigenous and local communities contribute to the repatriation of indigenous and traditional knowledge relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity;

6.Further requests the Executive Secretary, based on an analysis of the information received pursuant to paragraph 3 above and on the analysis prepared in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to develop draft best-practice guidelines for the repatriation of indigenous and traditional knowledge relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, including of indigenous and traditional knowledge associated with cultural property, in accordance with Article 8(j) and 17, paragraph 2, of the Convention, in order to facilitate the recovery of traditional knowledge of biological diversity;

7.Requests the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions to consider, at its eighth meeting, the draft best-practice guidelines referred to in paragraph 6 above for consideration by the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

1.Decides to extend and broaden the dialogue regarding sui generis systems to include the preservation and promotion of traditional knowledge relating to biological diversity;

2.Invites Parties, Governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and indigenous and local communities to communicate to the Secretariat their experiences, case studies and views regarding a broad range of sui generis systems and their mechanisms, including community protocols, policy, and administrative or legislative measures, which have contributed to respect for and protection, preservation and promotion of the wider application of traditional knowledge, in order to assist countries to evaluate which mechanisms may be applicable in their national context;

3.Requests the Executive Secretary, in the light of the input received, to compile and analyse that input, and to revise and complement his note on elements of sui generis systems for the protection, preservation and promotion of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices (UNEP/CBD/WG8J/7/3) for consideration by the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions;

4.Invites Parties and Governments, in the light of the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, to report on any regional measures that have been taken to protect traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant to biological diversity held across national and international boundaries, including sui generis systems that are being developed or have been developed and/or implemented, including evidence regarding the effectiveness of such measures, and requests the Executive Secretary to compile and analyse information received and to include it as a new element on regional measures in the revision of his note (UNEP/CBD/WG8J/7/3), for consideration by the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions;

5.Further requests the Executive Secretary to facilitate an electronic discussion on sui generis systems for the protection, preservation and promotion of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices;

6.Decides to organize an ad hoc technical expert group with the participation of indigenous and local community experts, subject to the availability of funds, for the preparation of a report in the CBD Technical Series;

7.Requests the Executive Secretary to support the exchange of experiences on the development of sui generis systems, and to further consider the monitoring and evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of the documentation of traditional knowledge and other measures;

8.Also requests the Executive Secretary to facilitate capacity-building activities for indigenous and local community representatives, where possible back-to-back with other meetings under the Convention, with the aim of strengthening the capacity of indigenous and local communities to communicate their experiences and views, as called for by this decision, and urges Parties to support these activities;

9.Encourages Parties and Governments to support and promote the development of local sui generis systems for the protection, preservation and promotion of traditional knowledge related to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity by indigenous and local communities, including through the development of community protocols, and to report on these initiatives through the national reporting process and the Traditional Knowledge Information Portal and to the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions;

10.Invites Parties to consider the terms and definitions developed in response to decision VII/16 H, paragraph 4, and to submit views, including additional terms and definitions for possible inclusion, to the Executive Secretary, and requests the Executive Secretary to compile these views and, based on information received, to revise the terms and definitions, to include additional terms and definitions proposed, and to propose a draft glossary of terms for consideration by the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions;

11.Requests the Executive Secretary to continue to inform the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore of the World Intellectual Property Organization about the work undertaken regarding sui generis systems;

12.Welcomes the successful negotiation, by the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, and adoption, by the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, of the Nagoya Protocol, and acknowledges that the Protocol provides a favourable framework for the development of sui generis systems and for access to and sharing benefits from the use of traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.

1.Takes note with appreciation of the report of the meeting on Article 10 with a focus on Article 10(c); ¹³

2.Agrees on the development of a plan of action on customary sustainable use, as a new major component of the revised programme of work for Article 8(j) and related provisions, with a view to its further development and its adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting;

3.Invites Parties, Governments, indigenous and local communities and relevant international organizations to submit information for the development of the plan of action, taking into consideration the priority tasks indicated in paragraph 10 below;

4.Requests the Executive Secretary to develop a draft plan of action for customary sustainable use, building on the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines, the ecosystem approach and relevant materials, in particular from other multilateral environmental agreements and relevant instruments of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, based on the priority tasks indicated in paragraph 10 below, submissions, and other relevant information, including a gap analysis;

5.Also requests the Executive Secretary, when developing the draft plan of action, to include a proposal for phased implementation of the plan of action, based on the priority tasks indicated in paragraph 10 below, submissions and other relevant information, including a gap analysis and consideration of funding and technical support for developing and least developed countries;

6.Requests the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions to review the draft plan of action for customary sustainable use at its eighth meeting and provide guidance on implementing it;

7.Further requests the Executive Secretary to integrate customary sustainable use into the programme of work on protected areas, inter alia by including specific guidance in the web-based e-modules of the programme of work, with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities;

8.Invites Parties to address customary sustainable use, in particular customary sustainable use policies, in their national biodiversity strategies and action plans, with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities;

9.Mandates the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions to provide views and advice on matters relevant both to traditional knowledge and to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity directly to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice on a regular basis, with a view to integrating considerations relating to Article 8(j) and 10(c) into the thematic programmes of the Convention as cross-cutting issues, including by transmitting the views and advice derived from in-depth dialogues initiated under the standing agenda item of the Working Group, pursuant to paragraph 12 of decision X/43 of the Conference of the Parties, to the thematic areas of the Convention, commencing with the programme of work on protected areas;

10.Decides that the initial tasks for the first phase of the major component of work on Article 10 with a focus on 10(c) shall be:

11.Decides to transmit the list of indicative tasks ¹⁷ contained in the annex to the present decision (XI/14 F) to the next meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions for future consideration, after the review of the first phase of the plan of action on customary sustainable use.

1.Notes the recommendations arising from the ninth and tenth sessions of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (reproduced in document UNEP/CBD/WG8J/7/7) and requests the Executive Secretary to continue to inform the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues about developments of mutual interest, including the revised programme of work on Article 8(j) and, in particular, work on customary sustainable use (Article 10(c)), the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and related capacity-building efforts, the joint programme of work on biological and cultural diversity, the Tkarihwaié:ri Code of Ethical Conduct on Respect for the Cultural and Intellectual Heritage of Indigenous and Local Communities Relevant for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity and the Akwé Kon ²¹Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or Which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities;

2.Noting the recommendations contained in paragraphs 26 and 27 of the report of the tenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (E/2011/43-E/C.19/2011/14), requests the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, taking into account submissions by Parties, other Governments, relevant stakeholders and indigenous and local communities, to consider this matter, and all its implications for the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Parties, at its next meeting, for further consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting.