UNEP's website on Indigenous peoples and indigenous peoples views on UNEP can also be accesed at the links below. For any comments, you can send your views directly to UNEP for further action on the websites
Article 8J of the Convention focusses on the rights and responsibilities of states to support indigenous peoples in the promotion and maintenance of their traditional knowledge of biodiversity.
GAIA Foundation supports the African Biodiversity Network. HUGAFO and ABN held their first joint meetings in Nanyuki, Kenya in August 2006. See the website...
Read about the work of the international Indigenous Caucus at the United Nations. How Africa has done Washington's bidding and stalled the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
HUGAFO is active in the process of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. This is a subcommittee of ECOSOC, reviewing the development and human rights situation of indigenous peoples from across the planet.
20 - 25 January, 2007
HUGAFO will be organising side events. ABN, Shalin Ry, Porini Trust and HUGAFO will be organising preparatory meetings. Contact HUGAFO at kanyinke@gmail.com