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Activities Indigenous peoples and the Convention on Biological Diversity and the GEF Being one of the three Implementing Agencies of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), the Division of the Global Environmental Facility (DGEF) within UNEP is responsible for the implementation of several GEF-funded projects. One of the focus areas of DGEF is to assist countries to implement Article 8j of the Convention on Biological Diversity aimed at respecting, preserving and maintaining knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities. Currently, DGEF is completing and preparing several projects in this area. Read more about the specific UNEP/GEF project Indigenous Peoples Network for Change (IPNC), a global initiative aimed at advancing the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity by strengthening the capacity and knowledge of indigenous peoples to participate in processes surrounding the Convention on Biological Diversity and other relevant international instruments. Disaster Management and Traditional Knowledge The Disaster Management Branch in the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation implements capacity building projects for the application and use of indigenous knowledge for nature conservation and natural disaster management. Read more about a recent interview-based study, conducted in partnership with the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON), and focused on the indigenous peoples of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) and Kamchatka regions of the Russian Federation, aiming at learning from indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge about disaster management. Working with the Arctic people The Polar Programme of UNEP/GRID-Arendal, with out-posted offices in Stockholm and Ottawa, is responsible for carrying out our role as UNEP's key Polar Center. In collaboration with various partners and regional stakeholders, numerous projects and initiatives are undertaken that aim at:
UNEP/GRID-Arendal's Polar Program activities always seek to involve and collaborate with various partners including Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations, like the Saami Council, the Arctic Council, the IndigenousPeoples' Secretariat, the Inuit Circumpolar Conference as well as the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON). Global Women’s Assembly on Environment: Women As the Voice for the Environment (WAVE) In 2004, the first Global Women’s Assembly on Environment: Women as the Voice for the Environment (WAVE) was held in Nairobi. More than 150 participants from 65 countries attended the meeting. Indigenous women representatives from all regions were invited to the conference and ensured through their participation that their views and visions were taken into account, brought to the global agenda and included in the manifesto, the recommendations and the concrete project proposals. Great Apes Survival Project (GRASP) Partnership and Indigenous Peoples The Great Apes Survival Project (GRASP) Partnership was launched in May 2001: it is a UNEP and UNESCO-led global initiative to secure the long-term future great apes and their habitat and ensure that their interactions with humans are mutually positive and beneficial. Indigenous peoples in the great apes range states in Africa and Southeast Asia are provided a voice and support through many of the GRASP artnership’s activities, which to date include:
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