cop10, october 18th 2010 welcome you to this side event on article 10(c) - customary sustainable...
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COP10, October 18th 2010
WELCOME YOU TO THIS SIDE EVENT
ON
Article 10(c) - customary sustainable use:Examples, Obstacles, Solutions, and Community Initiatives
Secretariat
Customary use of biological resources
To provide community food sustainance
shifting cultivation or rotational farming
foraging, hunting and fishing
wood, honey, nuts, forest fruits, palms and other NTFP
Lands & resources communally managed spiritual beliefs and cosmological views guide the care of
territories and resources (deep respect for nature and interconnection with past and present generations)
customs and rituals when interacting with natural resources ‘seeking permission and good fortune’ being respectful and avoiding upsetting the spirit beings
Customary laws and rules for sustainable use
unwritten rules and laws make sure that over-use is prevented and that there will be enough left for future generations.
Do not waste or overuse (take only what you need)
Make sure a resource can recover
Avoid taboo, sacred or otherwise special areas or species
Community control mechanisms
Dependency (destroying nature = destroying your future)
Internal control (elders, traditional institutions)
Spiritual beliefs (spiritual sanctions when balance between man and nature is upset by incorrect use)
Threats to customary sustainable practices
Lack of secure land and resource rights
Lack of recognition of customary laws and institutions
Imposed protected areas and conservation policies
Lack of recognition and respect for the importance of customary sustainable use for biodiversity protection
External pressures on traditional lands (no FPIC)
Mainstream education and assimilation policies
Documenting customary use and customary laws
The studies explain about customary management systems and the important role of customary laws & institutions.
And demonstrate value of customary practices and traditional knowledge
Initiatives to protect and maintain traditional knowledge and practices (skills) related to sustainable resource use
Karen and Hmong in Thailand organise youth camps to pass on indigenous culture and knowledge related to the environment and customary use
Indigenous education festival in Suriname
Community land use mapping
Paddy 795 Rai
Rotational fields 935 Rai
Settlement 178 Rai
Burial grounds 296 Rai
Use forest 7,159 Rai
Ritual forest 1,593 Rai
Government reforestation
232 Rai
Community conserved forest 1,297 Rai
Spring area 2,602 Rai
Traditional forbidden forest 67 Rai
Grazing area
Queen project 132 Rai
Public land
51 Rai
Total area: 15,337 RaiFarming: 1,730 (11.2%)Use Forest: 7,210 (47%)Conservation 5,855 (38.2%)Govt Project: 364 (2.4%)Settlements: 178 (1.2%)[total forest area: 85.2%]
Result = Communal land titles are recognized by government
Maps demonstrate and clarify traditional occupation and customary use of resources
Maps are a tool to assert more secure land and resource rights
Support dialogue and negotiation processes with outside actors
Addressing equity in protected area management
Example: Thailand ‘Joint Management of
Protected Areas Project’ in Ob Luang National Park.
Has resulted in:
improved access and resource use in and around the protected area
more involvement in the decision-making and management of the protected area.
River basin committee: improved collaboration between different sectors
Development of the Participatory Model for Identification and Recognition of Forest People (ParMoRec) in the Sundarbans (Bangladesh)
Identifies the real traditional forest resource users Promotes issuing of forest permits to real resource users and addresses
corruption Improves access to forest for local communities Improves livelihoods
10(c) at COP 10
Agenda item 6.7 (Article 8j): We welcome the decision to include a new major component on
article 10c in the revised POW on 8j
Agenda item 5.5 (Sustainable use): ‘Address obstacles and devise solutions for 10c…’ (paragraph 2e)
needs to take include:
Secure land and resource rights Support for customary laws and institutions Participation in management and decision making of resources Access to education in our own culture and our own language