• Acknowledgements
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• Dimensions of Diversity
• Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities and the Convention on Biodiversity
• From Policy to Implementation?
• Executive Summary of COP5 Decisions
• Executive Summary of COP6 DecisionsReferences

Related Processes

The development and implementation of the Convention is complemented by a large number of related processes. These mainly take the form of workshops, seminars, meetings and conferences, which may feed into formal discussions and decision-making . [1]

In particular, it is important to emphasise that one of the marked features of the Convention is that it is driven by science and research. This is reflected in the regular calls to governments and organisations to provide case studies and other information to inform decisions. This provides important opportunities for indigenous peoples and local communities to express their concerns and contribute to the work of the CBD. As we will see, in a context in which indigenous peoples organisations, non-governmental partner organisations and academic institutions are generating research relevant to the CBD, insufficient attention has been paid to ensuring that such research is adequately targeted as concrete inputs into CBD debates.