08/10/2025
14:30 - 15:30
Conference Hall A: Session Room 4
, Onsite
Session with interpretation
Why attend
Learn how the CBD is advancing recognition of Indigenous and Traditional Territories through new guidelines shaping conservation, restoration, and spatial planning. This session offers insights into historic commitments under the KMGBF and upcoming decisions at SB8J-1 in Panama.
Session Description
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in its fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) adopted, in a historic commitment, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), which recognizes the crucial roles, rights, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, particularly the recognition of Indigenous and Traditional Territories (ITTs) in target 3. Currently, the CBD is discussing the adoption of the following: Guidelines to Strengthen the Legal and Policy Framework for the Recognition of the Role of Indigenous and Traditional Territories of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities In Conservation, Restoration And Spatial Planning which will be considered by the First meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (SB8J-1) to be held from the 27 to 30 October 2025 in Panama City, Panama.Organised by
International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)
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