This section brings together documents and materials related to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), with a particular focus on the rights, participation, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples.

These resources are intended to support research, advocacy, teaching, and meaningful Indigenous Peoples’ participation in international biodiversity policy and decision-making.

COP 17 Materials – Yerevan, Armenia (2026)

Materials related to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, including statements, submissions, interventions, reports, and other relevant resources.

SBSTTA-28 Materials – Nairobi, Kenya (2026)

Materials related to the 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28), held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 27 July to 1 August 2026, including statements, submissions, interventions, reports, and other relevant resources.

Key Documents

Proposed Textual Amendments for Consideration by Parties

Strengthening Governance Effectiveness in the Programme of Work on Protected and Conserved Areas and the Monitoring Framework
Elisa Marchi, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, University of Arizona | July 2026

Key Asks for SBSTTA 28 / SBI 7 – Centering Human Rights in the CBD
Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group

Related IPLP Resources

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IPLP Indigenous Rights and Protected Areas Initiative at SBSTTA-28: bringing grievance and redress into the Global Biodiversity Framework

July 28, 2026

The Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas Initiative is taking part in the twenty-eighth meeting of the CBD's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28), held in Nairobi from 27 July to 1 August 2026, and has prepared a technical note of suggested text amendments on grievance and redress mechanisms.

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Whose Right to Remedy? IPLP Research Brings Grievance and Redress Mechanisms to the CBD Agenda in Nairobi

Aug. 2, 2026

At a side event held during the twenty-eighth meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) in Nairobi, findings from an IUCN-led scoping study carried out in collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program (IPLP) highlighted a critical issue for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: ensuring effective access to grievance, redress and remedy for Indigenous Peoples affected by conservation initiatives.

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SBSTTA-27 and SB8J-1 Materials – Panama City, Panama (2025)

Materials related to the 27th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-27) and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (SB8J-1), held in Panama City, Panama, in October 2025.

Key Documents 

Key Asks of the Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group for SBSTTA 27

Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group

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Related IPLP Resources

→ IPLP joins CBD negotiations in Panama: SBSTTA-27 and the first meeting of SB8J