Traditional, indigenous and local knowledge in the Global, and the Europe and Central Asia Assessments of IPBES
Abstract
The Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services released in May 2019 by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services acknowledged that nature conservation could become more efficient with the inclusion of traditional, indigenous and local knowledge, and the participation of holders of these knowledges. This paper provides a summary of available evidence and key messages supporting this reasoning and recommendation. We collated original quotations (in italics) from the Summary for Policy Makers of the Global, and the Europe and Central Asia Assessments and from their background reports to show the conclusions authors have come up with after conducting reviews of the best available peer-reviewed and grey scientific and traditional knowledge literature. We also provide some regionally (Central and Eastern Europe) relevant context to these original texts.
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