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CBD ABS IV Granada, Spain
   
Circle member Leonor Zalabata Torres (Colombia) at CBD-ABS 4th meeting, Spain. Photo: COE

John Scott (CBD) and Le'a Kenehe (COE Hawaii)
   
John Scott (CBD) & Le'a Kanehe (COE Hawaii) at CBD-ABS 4th meeting, Spain. Photo: COE

CBD-ABS IV, Granada, Spain, Jan 2006
   
Circle member Le'a Kanehe (Hawaii) and Co-Chair Aroha Mead (NZ) during IIFB negotiations at CBD-ABS-4, Spain. Photo: COE

Tsleil-Waututh International Gathering, Canada, Feb/March 2006
   
Steering Committee member Debra Harry (USA) during workshop at Tsleil-Waututh International Gathering, Canada. Photo: COE

COE members, UNPFII, New York
   
COE members at UNPFII, 5th session, New York, USA. Photo: COE

Participants at UNPFII, 5th session
   
Participants at the UNPFII, 5th session, New York, USA. Photo: COE

COE Participation 2006

Call of the Earth Llamado de la Tierra is presenting at and/or participating in the following events:

Date/Place Topic COE Attendees
COE PARTICIPATION 2006
9-10 January 2006, Quito, Ecuador IUCN/ UNU-IAS Andean Regional Workshop on the Role of Customary Law in the Protection of Traditional Knowledge Alejandro, Rodrigo
14-28 January 2006, Cusco, Peru International Training Center of Indigenous Peoples (ITCIP): Spanish Session in South America Atencio, Alejandro
23-27 January 2006, Granada, Spain CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions Alejandro, Aroha, Debra, Jannie, Le'a, Leonor, Lucia, Marcos, Parshuram, Rahera SEE IIFB STATEMENTS HERE
30 January-3 February 2006, Granada, Spain CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing, 4th meeting Alejandro, Aroha, Le'a, Leonor, Lucia, Marcos, Parshuram, Rahera, Rodrigo SEE IIFB STATEMENTS HERE
25 February-1 March 2006, Vancouver, Canada Tsleil Waututh International Gathering: Indigenous Perspectives on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing Alejandro, Aroha, Debra, Ikechi, Kent, Le'a, Rahera, Suman (TKDN), Te Tika
2 March 2006, Arizona, USA Arizona State University Lecture Series: Conflicting Sovereignties: The Protection of Genetic Resources and Indigenous Knowledge in International Fora Debra
20-31 March 2006, Curitiba, Brazil Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity VIII (COP-8) Alejandro, Clark, Debra, Le'a, Lucia, Marcos, Parshuram, Rodrigo SEE IIFB STATEMENTS HERE
29 March 2006, Curitiba, Brazil IUCN Side Event at COP-8: Customary Law, Traditional Knowledge and the International Regime on ABS Marcos, Rodrigo
24-28 April 2006, Geneva, Switzerland WIPO-IGC, 9th session Alejandro, Kent, Rahera
4 May 2006, Sydney, Australia Macquarie University Law Seminar Series: Implications for Pacific Indigenous Peoples regarding the Proposed International Regime on ABS, Genetic Resources & TK Aroha
11 May 2006, Brasilia, Brazil The Protection of Indigenous Peoples Traditional Knowledge in wake of the CBD Lucia Fernanda Kaigang
15-26 May 2006, UN Headquarters, New York, USA UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 5th Session Alejandro, Debra, Le'a, Marcos, Parshuram, Rahera, Tarcila SEE STATEMENT HERE
16 May 2006, New York, USA Cornell University Lecture Series: Biopolitics Gender, Race and Science Debra
8-9 June 2006, Brisbane, Australia United Nations University International Advisory Meeting on Establishment of Traditional Knowledge Centre Aroha, Rahera
14-17 June 2006, Wellington, New Zealand Traditional Knowledge: Indicators of Indigenous Well-Being: Perspectives, Practices, Solutions Aroha
27 October 2006, Seattle, USA Seattle University Conference: Who Owns Nature: Biotechnology, Bioprospecting and Indigenous Peoples Rights Debra, Lea
5-9 November 2006, Chiang Rai province, Thailand 10th International Congress of Ethnobiology: Ethnobiology, Biodiversity and Community Development Alejandro
30 Nov - 8 Dec 2006, Geneva, Switzerland WIPO-IGC, 10th session Alejandro, Debra, Le'a VIEW STATEMENTS (1) & (2)
12 – 16 December 2006, Bangkok, Thailand Workshop on the Ecosystem Approach and Customary Practice in Protected Areas in Small Islands Aroha, Clark


Tsleil-Waututh International Gathering, Canada, Feb/March 2006
COE members at Tsleil-Waututh International Gathering, Canada. Photo: COE

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Marcos Terena (Brazil), CBD WG 8(j), Granada, Spain
   
Former Steering Committee member Marcos Terena (Brazil) delivers opening address during CBD Art 8(j) meeting, Spain. Photo: COE

Alejandro Argumedo (Peru)
   
Co-Chair Alejandro Argumedo (Peru) during Art 8(j) meeting, Spain. Photo: COE

Working Group on Art 8(j)
   
Agenda at CBD Working Group on Art 8(j), Spain. Photo: COE

Participants at the CBD-ABS-4 meeting
   
Participants at the CBD-ABS 4th meeting, Spain. Photo: COE

Tsleil-Waututh International Gathering, Canada, Feb/March 2006
   
Participants at Tsleil-Waututh International Gathering, Canada. Photo: COE

Tsleil-Waututh International Gathering, Canada, Feb/March 2006
   
L to R: Steering Committee member Kent Nnadozie (Nigeria) and Circle member Dr Ikechi Mgbeoji (Nigeria) presenting at Tsleil-Waututh International Gathering, Canada. Photo: COE

Marcos Terena (Brazil), COP-8
   
Former Steering Committee member Marcos Terena (Brazil) delivers opening address at COP-8, Brazil;. Photo: IISD

COE members at WIPO-IGC, 9th session, Geneva
   
COE members at WIPO-IGC, 9th session, Switzerland. Photo: COE

COE Co-Chair Aroha Mead and other participants at UNU International Advisory meeting for TK Centre, Brisbane, Australia
   
COE Co-Chair Aroha Mead and participants at UNU International Advisory Meeting. Photo: UNU-IAS