In preparation for this meeting,
the International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the
Tropical Forests commissioned a series of case studies looking
at the extent to which national governments have met their international
commitments towards promotion and protection of traditional forest
related knowledge. The Alliance commissioned three regional
studies, for Asia, Africa and Latin America, and a further nine
national level studies covering Rwanda, the Democratic Repulic of
the Congo, Kenya, India, Nepal, the Philippines, Panama, Venuzuela
and Papua New Guinea. The commissioning of these case studies was
generously supported by SwedBio. The Secretariat of the UNFF
has additionally supported the commissioning of a further three
national level case studies, for the Russian Federation, for Thailand
and for Peru.
Below are full editions
of the available case studies in PDF/MS-Word file format.
The IAITPTF has published several resources for those interested in researching indigenous issues. For more information on these
publications and how to access them, please visit our Publications Page.
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