Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity

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article of an international environmental agreement treaty provision

Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is a key provision that obliges parties to respect, preserve, and maintain traditional knowledge of Indigenous and local communities relevant to biodiversity conservation and to promote equitable benefit-sharing arising from its use.

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Label	Occurrences
Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity canonical	3
Article 8 of the Convention on Biological Diversity	1
CBD Article 8(j)	1

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Target entity: Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Context triple: [Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, legalBasis, Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity]

A. Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity is a landmark international treaty adopted in 1992 that aims to conserve biological diversity, promote sustainable use of its components, and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
B. Convention on Biological Diversity bodies
Convention on Biological Diversity bodies are the institutional mechanisms established under the Convention on Biological Diversity, including its Conference of the Parties and subsidiary bodies, that oversee and guide global efforts to conserve biodiversity, ensure sustainable use of its components, and promote fair and equitable benefit-sharing.
C. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity, using its components sustainably, and ensuring fair sharing of genetic resources’ benefits.
D. Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity is an information-exchange platform designed to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation among parties to support the implementation of the Convention’s objectives.
E. Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
The Nagoya Protocol is an international agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity that sets out rules to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources, thereby supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Target entity description: Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is a key provision that obliges parties to respect, preserve, and maintain traditional knowledge of Indigenous and local communities relevant to biodiversity conservation and to promote equitable benefit-sharing arising from its use.

A. Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity is a landmark international treaty adopted in 1992 that aims to conserve biological diversity, promote sustainable use of its components, and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
B. Convention on Biological Diversity bodies
Convention on Biological Diversity bodies are the institutional mechanisms established under the Convention on Biological Diversity, including its Conference of the Parties and subsidiary bodies, that oversee and guide global efforts to conserve biodiversity, ensure sustainable use of its components, and promote fair and equitable benefit-sharing.
C. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity, using its components sustainably, and ensuring fair sharing of genetic resources’ benefits.
D. Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity is an information-exchange platform designed to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation among parties to support the implementation of the Convention’s objectives.
E. Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
The Nagoya Protocol is an international agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity that sets out rules to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources, thereby supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of an international environmental agreement ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ
adoptedAt	United Nations Conference on Environment and Development ⓘ
adoptedIn	1992 ⓘ
adoptedInCity	Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
adoptedInCountry	Brazil ⓘ
aimsTo	promote participation of indigenous and local communities in biodiversity-related decision-making ⓘ protect traditional knowledge relevant to conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity ⓘ
appliesTo	Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
beneficiaries	indigenous peoples ⓘ local communities embodying traditional lifestyles ⓘ
category	provision on in-situ conservation ⓘ
citationForm	CBD Article 8(j) ⓘ linked to: Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
enteredIntoForceWithConvention	29 December 1993 ⓘ
focusesOn	knowledge, innovations and practices embodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity ⓘ
governedBy	Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
implementedThrough	Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions ⓘ linked to: Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
influenced	development of international standards on protection of traditional knowledge ⓘ national laws on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing ⓘ policies on participation of indigenous and local communities in biodiversity governance ⓘ
languageIncludes	encourage equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of such knowledge, innovations and practices ⓘ promote their wider application with the approval and involvement of the holders of such knowledge ⓘ respect, preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities ⓘ
legalNature	binding obligation for Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
linkedTo	Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization ⓘ access and benefit-sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
locatedIn	Article 8 of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ linked to: Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
obligesPartiesTo	encourage equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of traditional knowledge ⓘ maintain traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities ⓘ preserve traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities ⓘ promote wider application of traditional knowledge with approval and involvement of knowledge holders ⓘ respect traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities ⓘ
partOf	Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
recognizes	the close and traditional dependence of many indigenous and local communities on biological resources ⓘ the contribution of traditional knowledge to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity ⓘ
relatedConcept	community protocols ⓘ customary law of indigenous and local communities ⓘ free, prior and informed consent ⓘ intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge ⓘ prior informed consent ⓘ traditional cultural expressions ⓘ
requires	approval and involvement of holders of traditional knowledge for its wider application ⓘ equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of traditional knowledge ⓘ
subjectMatter	biodiversity conservation ⓘ customary use of biological resources ⓘ equitable sharing of benefits ⓘ indigenous and local communities ⓘ traditional knowledge ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization → legalBasis → Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ

Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions → hasLegalBasis → Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ

Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions → supportsImplementationOf → Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ

Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity → locatedIn → Article 8 of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ

linked to: Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity → citationForm → CBD Article 8(j) ⓘ