Event:Second Global Summit on Sustainable Development and Biodiversity (GLOSS 2011)

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The Second Global Summit on Sustainable Development and Biodiversity (GLOSS2011) will be held from the 20th - 22nd of October, 2011 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.

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The forest dwelling communities of the world have preserved traditional forest knowledge and innovative forest management practices since centuries. They have contributed significantly towards preservation of world’s natural and cultural heritage. Traditional forestry knowledge and its associated knowledge about forest and ecosystem management are key to development of sustainable biodiversity policies and practices. The application of traditional knowledge in management of natural resources and agricultural ecosystems for food, forest products and environment services has been overlooked. These issues have been reflected in deliberations of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Convention to combat Desertification (UNCCD).

The relevance of traditional knowledge in development of policies and practices that support sustainable management of natural resources has been debated in many international forums. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recognized indigenous people and local knowledge as key factors towards meeting the challenges of climate change. It has been recognized that incorporation of indigenous knowledge in to climate change policies contributes to development of effective participatory, sustainable and cost-effective adaptation strategies towards climate change. The Bali climate change conference has strongly recommended the full and effective participation of indigenous people and civil society in all UN processes for climate change. This recommendation has been endorsed by the delegates participated at Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change (April 2009, Anchorage), International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change, (April 2008, Darwin), International Public Forum on Indigenous People and Climate Change (April 2008, Darwin),Global Indigenous Peoples Consultation on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) (November 2008, Baguio City), South-East Asian Indigenous Peoples Regional Consultation on REDD (November 2008, Baguio City), Indigenous Issues and Climate Change Stream at the 11th International Congress of Ethnobiology (June 2008, Cusco), Planning meetings for the Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment project (June 2008, Cusco and September 2008, Palo Alto) and the first meeting of the Interim Steering Committee (October 2008, Spain).

The Conference Proceedings shall be published covering the following documentation:

1. A declaration on prominent issues of climate change, traditional knowledge and adaptation of forest management to climate change.
2. Actionable recommendations for policies, practices and programmes in various thematic areas covered by the Global Summit.

Who should attend?

• Policy makers, executives and environmentalists working on Biodiversity Conservation.
• The Executives of NGOs and Civil Society organisations working on Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation.
• Entrepreneurs who are starting or planning to initiate new enterprise relating to medicinal plant based products
• Professionals and consultants who are engaging in projects relating to sustainable development and biodiversity conservation.
• Lawyers who are engaged in profession of public interest environmental law.
• Academicians and researchers actively engaged in research of Sustainable Development and Biodiversity and Traditional knowledge.
• Key forest officers working on conservation of natural resources.
• Officials who influence, design and implement public policy
  

External links

• The Second Global Summit on Sustainable Development and Biodiversity