Kabir Bavikatte (Natural Justice) presented on bio-cultural community protocols at a SBTTA side event entitled, “Strengthening what works: recognizing and supporting hte conservation achievements of indigenous peoples and local communities”. The side event was organized by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) in collaboration with CENESTA, Kalpavriksh, WAMIP, GTZ, GEF SGP, the ICCA Consortium, and Natural Justice. It focused on case examples to distill lessons and tools to provide practical support to the implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA), particularly Element 2 on governance, participation, equity, and benefit sharing.
