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Alejandro Argumedo

Alejandro Argumedo is a founding member and Co-Chair of the Call of the Earth Steering Committee. A Quechuan agronomist from Peru, Alejandro has been actively involved in indigenous initiatives striving for the recognition of Indigenous peoples' rights in the United Nations and international environmental, development and human rights fora, including the:

• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  
• Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
  
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
  
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and
  
• United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations (UNWGIP).

For over 10 years, Alejandro has been involved in the international policy debate on indigenous knowledge, intellectual property rights, access to genetic resources, benefit sharing and related biodiversity issues.

Alejandro is currently Director of the Quechua-Aymara Association for Sustainable Livelihoods (ANDES) based in Cusco, Peru where he works to develop alternative models for the protection of indigenous knowledge and associated genetic resources. He is the founder of the Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Network and a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas.

He serves as vice-chair of the Indigenous Affairs for IUCN's Commission on Environment, Economics and Social Policy (CEESP) and as a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas and was formerly Executive Director of Cultural Survival Canada and Coordinator of the Indigenous Knowledge Programme.

Alejandro Argumedo (Peru) Photo: COE