Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity

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article of an international environmental agreement treaty provision

Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is a key provision that obliges parties to respect, preserve, and maintain traditional knowledge of Indigenous and local communities relevant to biodiversity conservation and to promote equitable benefit-sharing arising from its use.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity canonical	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of an international environmental agreement ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ
adoptedAt	United Nations Conference on Environment and Development NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedIn	1992 ⓘ
adoptedInCity	Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedInCountry	Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	promote participation of indigenous and local communities in biodiversity-related decision-making ⓘ protect traditional knowledge relevant to conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity ⓘ
appliesTo	Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ
beneficiaries	indigenous peoples ⓘ local communities embodying traditional lifestyles ⓘ
category	provision on in-situ conservation ⓘ
citationForm	CBD Article 8(j) NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredIntoForceWithConvention	29 December 1993 ⓘ
focusesOn	knowledge, innovations and practices embodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity ⓘ
governedBy	Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementedThrough	Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions NERFINISHED ⓘ decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
influenced	development of international standards on protection of traditional knowledge ⓘ national laws on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing ⓘ policies on participation of indigenous and local communities in biodiversity governance ⓘ
languageIncludes	encourage equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of such knowledge, innovations and practices ⓘ promote their wider application with the approval and involvement of the holders of such knowledge ⓘ respect, preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities ⓘ
legalNature	binding obligation for Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
linkedTo	Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization NERFINISHED ⓘ access and benefit-sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
locatedIn	Article 8 of the Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ
obligesPartiesTo	encourage equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of traditional knowledge ⓘ maintain traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities ⓘ preserve traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities ⓘ promote wider application of traditional knowledge with approval and involvement of knowledge holders ⓘ respect traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities ⓘ
partOf	Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizes	the close and traditional dependence of many indigenous and local communities on biological resources ⓘ the contribution of traditional knowledge to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity ⓘ
relatedConcept	community protocols ⓘ customary law of indigenous and local communities ⓘ free, prior and informed consent ⓘ intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge ⓘ prior informed consent ⓘ traditional cultural expressions ⓘ
requires	approval and involvement of holders of traditional knowledge for its wider application ⓘ equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of traditional knowledge ⓘ
subjectMatter	biodiversity conservation ⓘ customary use of biological resources ⓘ equitable sharing of benefits ⓘ indigenous and local communities ⓘ traditional knowledge ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Description of subject: Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is a key provision that obliges parties to respect, preserve, and maintain traditional knowledge of Indigenous and local communities relevant to biodiversity conservation and to promote equitable benefit-sharing arising from its use.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization → legalBasis → Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ

Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions → hasLegalBasis → Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ

Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions → supportsImplementationOf → Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ