Table Ronde, Indigenous languages and biodiversity in Latin America: the language as a link with the territory. Hosted by the Chilean delegation to UNESCO. Organized by: Gamba-Trimino, C., Flórez-Salgado, D. and Ocampo, J.

1. The IPBES and traditional
knowledge,
opportunities and challenges for
indigenous languages
June, 7, 11-13h, UNESCO, París
Guadalupe Yesenia Hernández
México

2. Weaving culture and nature
lenguajes diversity one of the s
trongest bases of the cultural diversity. In fact,
traditional and local knowledge is our path for to
survive and co evolution with our enviroment.
Lenguajes is the way how we express and
unertand the world

3. International Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services IPBES
IPBES
• Created in 2012
• Opened to all NU member
states
• 133 members (2019)

4. Structure
2 4 / 9 / 2 0 1 8 A b o u t | I P B E S
P le n a r y : T h e g o v e r n in g b o d y o f IP B E S – m a d e u p o f t h e r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f IP B E S m e m b e r S t a t e s – u s u a lly m e e t s o n c e p e r y e a r.
O b s e r v e r s : A n y S t a t e n o t y e t a m e m b e r o f IP B E S ; t h e C o n v e n t io n o n B io lo g ic a l D iv e r s it y (C B D ) a n d o t h e r b io d iv e r s it y - r e la t e d
c o n v e n t io n s ; r e la t e d U N b o d ie s ; a s w e ll a s m a n y o t h e r r e le v a n t o r g a n iz a t io n s a n d a g e n c ie s .
B u r e a u : C o m p r is in g t h e IP B E S C h a ir, S ir R o b e r t W a t s o n , f o u r V ic e - C h a ir s a n d fiv e a d d it io n a l o ffi c e r s w h o o v e r s e e t h e a d m in is t r a t iv e
f u n c t io n s o f I P B E S .
M u lt id is c ip lin a r y E x p e r t P a n e l ( M E P ): F iv e e x p e r t p a r t ic ip a n t s f r o m e a c h o f t h e fi v e U N r e g io n s , o v e r s e e in g a ll IP B E S s c ie n t ific a n d
IIFBES
Indigenous
Peoples

5. IPBES 4 functions
• Assessments about the state of
biodiversity wih knowledge existing
• Policy tools and methodologies
• Capacity-building
• Knowledge generation (previosly
identified gaps)

6. Very active child
(2012- 2019)
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Outcomes First Work Program
Assessments:
• Pollinatoris, polination and food
production
• Scenarios and methods
• Land degradation and
restoration
• Biodiversity and ecosystem
services for Africa
• Biodiversity and ecosystem
services for the Americas
• Biodiversity and ecosystem
services for Asia and the Pacific
• Biodiversity and ecosystem
services for Europe and Central
Asia
• The Global Assessment Report
on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services

7. Process to include IKL into IPBES work
1992-
2010
Article 8 j CDB18 Aichi Target
18 Aichi Target
2008
Putrajaya, Malaysia. Concept note
2012
Operating Principle: Recognize and respect the contribution of indigenous and local knowledge to the conservation and
sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems, UNEP/IPBES.MI2/9 Appendix 1, para 15 g) and UNEP/IPBES.MI2/9 para 20.
2013
(IPBES/1/INF/5) Recognizing indigenous and local knowledge and building synergies with science
2017
Decision 5/1 - Approach to work with ILK “Recognize and respect the contribution of indigenous and local knowledge to the
conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems”. Participatory mechanism consultation
2018

8. Global Assessment
May 6, 2019

9. Nature and its contributions
to people are important but
…
1 million species are threatened
Different concepts for different
people
75% of the Earth is deteriorated
Human actions threaten more
species with global extinction now
than ever before

10. The direct drivers of biodiversity loss:
1. land/sea use change;
2. direct exploitation of organisms;
3. climate change;
4. pollution; and
5. invasive alien species

11. A little light in the darkness…

12. Opportunities
• As IPBES wants to integrate other knoeledge systens
indigenous lenguajes are a key factor to explain and
undertand nature process, etc. and therefore we
need to build approaches and methods for to include
this different systems for to comunicate and manage
the knowledge of IP into the process…
• We have the space, but we need to strenght the
dialogue (ending with western sciences monologue)
• Is time to integrate all visions and efective
knowledge sources for to find joint solutions for stop
nature degradation
• Promote and put on the table the importance of ILK
not only in the scientific or politicical world, for all
society

13. Lessons and opportunities
• As IPBES wants to integrate other knoweledge systems, indigenous lenguajes are a key
factor to explain and undertand nature process, etc. and therefore we need to build
approaches and methods for to include this different systems for to comunicate and
manage the knowledge of IP into IPBES tasks;
• We have the space, but we need to strenght the dialogue (ending with western sciences
monologue)
• Is time to integrate all visions and efective knowledge sources for to find joint solutions
for stop nature degradation
• Promote and put on the table the importance of ILK not only in the scientific or politicical
world, for all society
• IPBES as the spearhead of integrate and work with different knowledge systems (the door
for other international agencies, commitments, organizations)

14. Challenges
• If we ignore ILK in decision making processes, we will
lose a lot of information related with biodiversity
conservation;
• Capacity building for a better bridge (western sciences
qnd other knowledges) and a real dialogue
• Explore how into the IPBES framework and rules can
strength the IPLC participation and in the outcomes to
integrate our vision about biodiversity changes;
• Translate: not just languages, even minds, visions,
knowledge systems of IPBES outcomes for example;

15. Padiush
Thanks/ gracias
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