The CBD Secretariat invites interested indigenous and local community (ILC) organizations from the Caribbean region to nominate representatives for participation in a regional capacity-building workshop.
9 November 2010: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has invited interested indigenous and local community (ILC) organizations from the Caribbean region to nominate representatives for participation in a regional capacity-building workshop, to be held from 16-18 March 2011 in Georgetown, Guyana.
The workshop aims at building and strengthening capacity for ILC women in order to ensure their full and effective participation in CBD processes, with a specific focus on Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge) and access and benefit-sharing (ABS). Nominations should be submitted by 15 January 2011 for consideration in the selection process. Participants will be selected on the basis of a fair and equitable sub-regional selection, past experience, and the ability to disseminate information arising from the workshop. [CBD Notification]