Indigenous peoples in the IPBES Invasive Alien Species assessment | webinar
Last updated 26 May 2024
Organised by IPBES, the Network of the Centres of Distinction on Indigenous and local knowledge, and UNESCO. The webinar will take place in English, French and Spanish.
Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in the IPBES assessment of Invasive Alien Species and their Control
29 May 2024, 12:00 UTC / 14:00-16:00 CEST / 20:00-22:00 PHST / 7:00-9:00 COT
The IPBES Invasive Alien Species assessment followed a rigorous approach to working with Indigenous and local knowledge, including dialogue workshops with IPLCs and contributions from authors across a range of disciplines and knowledge systems.
In this webinar, assessment authors will present the main findings related to IPLCs from the assessment, and Indigenous Peoples and local communities will reflect on their perceptions, knowledge, experiences, adaptations, management and governance related to invasive alien species.
>> Download relevant key messages from the assessment (4.6 MB)
This opportunity was shared through the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IIFBES): IPBES's other stakeholder network and ONet's sibling. Stakeholders are welcome to join both networks.
About the organisers
Indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES
IPBES recognizes and respects the contributions of Indigenous and local knowledge to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. As shown by IPBES assessments, there is great potential for biodiversity policy and action to recognize Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) as important actors, and to support them in maintaining and revitalizing their knowledge, practices, management and governance systems for biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing.
>> Learn how indigenous peoples and local communities participate in IPBES
>> Download key messages relevant to IPLCs from IPBES assessments
Centres of Distinction on Indigenous and local knowledge (COD-ILK)
Vision: A world that benefits from the wisdom of indigenous and local knowledge. Mission: 1. Revitalize indigenous and local knowledge. 2. Share indigenous and local knowledge.
UNESCO
Our mission since 1945 is to build peace through international cooperation as it is the only way to build bridges between nations. Therefore, as a laboratory of ideas, UNESCO seeks to offer a broad range of expertise in the fields of Education, the Sciences and Culture.
You might also be interested in ONet's page dedicated to the IPBES Invasive Alien Species assessment and the many related materials available to you.
Photo by Tim Umphreys on Unsplash: North American beaver (Castor canadensis) in Voyageurs National Park, Kabetogama, MN, USA. This species is invasive in Tierra del Fuego. They were introduced by the Argentinian government who wanted to establish local fur trade. Instead, beavers are now cutting down forests of trees with no evolved defenses against them, and destroying peat bogs and grasslands: they are altering an entire landscape. The beavers are also damaging human infrastructure and supporting other invasive alien species in Tierra del Fuego.