Dialogue Workshop on Knowledge for the 21st Century: Indigenous knowledge, Traditional knowledge, Science and connecting diverse knowledge systems Usdub, Guna Yala, Panama, 10 – 13 April 2012 Conveners: The Resilience and Development Programme (SwedBio) at Stockholm Resilience Centre NAPTEK at the Swedish Biodiversity Centre and International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity Local host: Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena, Panama Donors was Sida, IUCN, The Ministry of Environment Finland Participants: Scientists, Governments, Indigenous peoples and local community representatives, international organization, NGOs

Aims To contribute to strengthened exchange and cross-fertilization between knowledge systems concerning ecosystems and human-nature relationships in an equal, legitimate, and transparent way. To outline the context of connecting diverse knowledge systems, including indigenous knowledge, traditional knowledge, local knowledge and experiential knowledge as well as scientific knowledge with the final aim of contributing to ecosystem governance for a sustainable future This includes exchange of views on: – ideas and perspectives from science, policy, NGOs, and Indigenous Peoples and local communities to map and discuss the state of the art and challenges ahead related to connecting diverse knowledge systems. – relevant definitions – mechanisms for exchange including participatory approaches in knowledge generation, ecosystem assessment and science-policy processes To contribute to novel approaches for inclusion of diverse knowledge systems into knowledge generation, ecosystem assessments and capacity building in knowledge related processes such as in the IPBES.

Issues Discussed Biological and Cultural Diversity and Diverse Knowledge Systems – What is it? – for understanding and respecting diversity of knowledge systems Experiences of exchange between knowledge systems regarding ecosystem assessment, management, ecosystem functions, and ecosystem services – for insights of successful cases Experiences of knowledge validation from diverse knowledge systems and barriers and bridges for adaptation and exchange - for understanding of potentials and limitations

Documenting, storing, sharing, and controlling access to and benefits from knowledge and information from different knowledge systems, including access to and benefits from scientific knowledge by Indigenous Peoples and Local communities – to understand options, advantages and limitations Promoting Diversity of Knowledge as an Underlying Principle and Cross- cutting approach in ecosystem assessments and the work of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) - to find positive synergies

It was acknowledged that indigenous, traditional, local and scientific knowledge systems are different manifestations of valid and useful knowledge systems which can contribute to the sustainable management of ecosystems

Some reflections Some underlying principles were discussed in relation to exchanges between diverse knowledge systems including: Respect of diverse knowledge systems, Trust, Reciprocity- and equal sharing, Complementarities of knowledge systems, the inter- relations between biological and cultural diversity Reflections for IPBES: - Full and effective participation of knowledge holders, not just as stakeholders, cross-cutting at all levels and functions, in assessments, knowledge generation, capacity building, policy support tools and methodologies - Intercultural dialogue is needed - CBD Tkarihwaié:ri code of ethical conduct as well as Akwé: kon Guidelines for impact assessment and lessons from the Nagoya protocol is useful. - Funding for knowledge holders participation is needed.

Side event: Tuesday 1.15 to 2.45 at Sheraton Hotel Lunch will be served UNEP/IPBES.MI/2/INF/9 Knowledge for the twenty-first century: indigenous knowledge,traditional knowledge, science and connecting diverse knowledge systems IPBES and traditional and local knowledge An initial assessment of relevant sections in IPBES background documents Web Dialogueseminars.net IIFB.Indigenousportal.com