The Indigenous Participation in the COP-8
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CONSELHO NACIONAL DAS MULHERES INDÍGENAS
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DECLARATION OF THE INDIGENOUS WOMEN OF BRASIL PARTICIPATING IN THE 8TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
The Convention on Biological Diversity recognizes and declares that women have an important role in the conservation of biodiversity.
We, the indigenous women recommend:
- The effective participation in the process and all aspects related to biodiversity, since we are linked directly to nature and we hold much of the knowledge on the use of medicinal plants.
- We demand a specific law that guarantees the protection of our sacred rights such as: our songs, dances and spiritual ceremonies.
- We demand respect and guaranty for the prior informed consultation of indigenous peoples regarding access to our traditional knowledge and on benefit sharing, especially when indigenous women are involved, since we have an important role in the conservation of environment and the traditional indigenous knowledge held by holy people, shamans and obstetricians
- We want to participate in the decisions related to biodiversity.
We emphasize the participation of the Brazilian Indigenous Women in all the meetings of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (FIIB) and the CBD.
We further recommend that the participation of the Indigenous women in the programs of GEF, as well as a seat in CGEN with the right to speak and vote, should be guaranteed.
These are the recommendations of the Brazilian Indigenous Women.
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