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🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 The first meeting of the new Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the @UNBiodiversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is set: 📅 27–30 Oct 2025 📍 Panama City It will be milestone for #biodiversity @SchomakerAstrid
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#BiodiversityDay! 🌱💚 This year’s theme, “Acting locally for global impact,” reminds us that actions taken close to home can contribute to global efforts to halt and reverse #biodiversity loss.
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@UNBiodiversityMay 22
Happy #BiodiversityDay! 🌱💚 This year’s theme, “Acting locally for global impact,” reminds us that actions taken close to home can contribute to global efforts to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Explore ways to take part 👉 cbd.int/biodiversity-day #IDB2026 #LocalAction
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¡La 25.ª sesión de @UN4Indigenous comienza esta semana! Únase a nosotros en un evento paralelo para conocer los resultados clave de #SB8J_1 y el nuevo Órgano Subsidiario de relevancia para los pueblos indígenas y el camino hacia la #COP17 📅 24 de abril, 13:15 📍CR8 #UNPFII
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@UNBiodiversityApr 21
¡La 25.ª sesión de @UN4Indigenous comienza esta semana! Únase a nosotros en un evento paralelo para conocer los resultados clave de #SB8J_1 y el nuevo Órgano Subsidiario de relevancia para los pueblos indígenas y el camino hacia la #COP17 📅 24 de abril, 13:15 📍CR8 #UNPFII
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The 25th Session of @UN4Indigenous starts this week! Join us at a side-event for key outcomes of #SB8J_1 and newly established Subsidiary Body of relevance to Indigenous Peoples and the road to #COP17! 📅 24 April 2026, 1:15 PM 📍 Venue: CR8 #UNPFII #WeAreIndigenous #KMGBF
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@UNBiodiversityApr 20
The 25th Session of @UN4Indigenous starts this week! Join us at a side-event for key outcomes of #SB8J_1 and newly established Subsidiary Body of relevance to Indigenous Peoples and the road to #COP17! 📅 24 April 2026, 1:15 PM 📍 Venue: CR8 #UNPFII #WeAreIndigenous #KMGBF
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The 25th Session of @UN4Indigenous starts this week! Join us at a side-event for key outcomes of #SB8J_1 and newly established Subsidiary Body of relevance to Indigenous Peoples and the road to #COP17! 📅 24 April 2026, 1:15 PM 📍 Venue: CR8 #UNPFII #WeAreIndigenous #KMGBF
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Today #SB8J_1, the 1st meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) of the CBD, begins in Panama City. Consensus at #COP16Colombia delivered the historic agreement that established it. We owe it to indigenous peoples and local communities around 🌍 to make that moment count.
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HAPPENING NOW: Press Conference: "Indigenous Peoples Defend the CBD's de facto 2007 moratoria on genetically engineered trees" organized by Global Justice Ecology Project (SB8J) 🗣️Florina Lopez, Tom Goldtooth, Ninawa Huni Kui, Valentina Figuera Martinez webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1…

Press Conference: "Indigenous Peoples Defend the CBD's de facto 2007 moratoria on genetically...

Indigenous Peoples use international law including the Convention on Biological Diversity's Article 8(J) to defend the CBD's de facto 2007 moratoria on genetically engineered trees, as well as to...

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Want to dig deeper into Tuesday's @UNBiodiversity talks for #SB8j_1 in Panama? Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report ➡️ enb.iisd.org/cbd-subsidiary-… #IndigenousPeoples #IPLC

Daily report for 28 October 2025

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We held a media briefing on the @UNBiodiversity meetings in Panama (20–30 Oct.): 🔹 #SBSTTA27 🔹 #SB8J_1 Outcomes will support the implementation of the 🌍Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF ahead of the review of progress at #COP17Armenia. 🎥Full recording: youtu.be/4qD_BgVa1UA?si=8o08…
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Delegates at #SB8j_1 addressed recommendations of @UN4Indigenous, resource mobilization, and the process to update the glossary, while contact group talks continued on the subsidiary body’s modus operandi and programme of work Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/cbd-subsidiary-… #IPLC #KMGBF
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At #SB8j_1, delegates discussed the process of updating the glossary and advising on Traditional Knowledge for the progress report on implementation of the #KMGBF, while a contact group addressed guidelines for the subsidiary body’s programme of work ➡️ enb.iisd.org/cbd-subsidiary-…
Q”apaj Conde Choque, CBD Secretariat

ALT Q”apaj Conde Choque, CBD Secretariat

From L-R: SB8j 1 IPLC Co-Chair Gunn-Britt Retter; Acting Co-Chair Daniela Durán González, Colombia; and SB8j 1 Secretary Olivier Rukundo

ALT From L-R: SB8j 1 IPLC Co-Chair Gunn-Britt Retter; Acting Co-Chair Daniela Durán González, Colombia; and SB8j 1 Secretary Olivier Rukundo

Joji Cariño, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)

ALT Joji Cariño, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)

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🌿SB8J-1 | Panama, 27–30 Oct 2025 📱CBD Events App: In-session documents, calendar & updates 🍎App Store: apps.apple.com/ca/app/cbd-ev… ▶️ Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d… 💻 Website: cbd.int/conferences/panama-2… 📺 Follow Live: cbd.int/live 📌 Official #: #SB8J_1 #SB8J
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The @UNBiodiversity new Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge, innovation, and practices), SB8J-1 began its inaugural meeting today in Panama. This is a historic milestone for Indigenous Peoples, like the Kalinago people and local communities across the region.
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At #SB8j_1 on Monday, delegates discussed resource mobilization and addressed the modus operandi of the newly established subsidiary body for #IndigenousPeoples and local communities Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/cbd-subsidiary-… #biodiversity
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Dive into the world of biodiversity with our #WordOfTheDay series! Presenting today's word: "Traditional Knowledge". Join in the conversation as the Panama @UNBiodiversity Meetings continue! #SB8J_1 #SB8J
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Congratulations to @gunn_beretter, the Co-Chair of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) of the CBD, who joins H.E. @IreneVelezT, #COP16Colombia President, at the helm of #SB8J. #SB8J_1 is in very capable hands. Thank you for your commitment. (📷IISD/ENB Mike Muzurakis; 📷CBD)
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🟢Provisional agenda for the 1st meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: 🔗cbd.int/meetings/SB8J-01 #SB8j_1 will take place from 27-30 October 2025 in Panama City, Panama. 📽background ⬇️
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#SB8J just wrapped up a historic first meeting in Panama City. This Subsidiary Body is the outcome of decades of advocacy. #SB8J_1 made important progress. To tackle biodiversity loss, we need all hands on deck, including the hands & voices of the custodians of biodiversity.
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@UNBiodiversity met with the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (@IIFB_indigenous) in preparation for the twenty-seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (#SBSTTA27)
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An event organised by @unepwcmc in Cambridge discussed how the information gathered by Indigenous Peoples and local communities can be used to link local knowledge to national level monitoring and global processes. 🔍 Read more: transformativepathways.net/b… #TransformativePathways
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Workshop on the assessments adopted by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services @ipbe in 2024 and forthcoming assessments, held on 18 October 2025 at @UNBiodiversity cbd.int/conferences/panama-2…
UN Biodiversity
@UNBiodiversity18 Mar 2025
#Biodiversity is the web of life that connects us all 🕸 @ipbes breaks it down ... 🍄 What #biodiversity is 🐝 Why we need diverse plants and animals 🌳 What we can do #ForNature #BuildBackBiodiversity #BiodiversityDay #KMGBF #HarmonyWithNature
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