Call for applicants
CBD Alliance, June 2009
The CBD Alliance has circulated a call for applicants coming from community-based, civil society and especially indigenous peoples’ organizations to apply for two funding slots to follow the CBD Article 8(j) process.
The first slot would be for one-time funding for the upcoming sixth meeting of the CBD Working Group on Article 8(j), to take place from 2-6 November 2009, in Montreal, Canada. Applicants for this slot need not be familiar with the international level work but should clearly have done some work nationally/locally on this issue and demonstrate that they can benefit from exposure to the international level meeting, as well as be able to take what they learn back to their community/locality/nation. Download the application [pdf] …
The second slot would be for consistent funding to cover all Working Group meetings up to CBD COP 10, to be held in October 2010, in Nagoya, Japan. Applicants for this slot preferably have clear expertise in international level work, and have expertise both nationally and locally on this issue. In addition, funding would be available for this participant to be able to conduct national work and to write briefing/policy papers on the issue. Download the application [pdf] …
Applications, including a supporting letter from applicants’ organization, should be submitted to: reachmiriam [at] earthlink.net, by no later than 20 July 2009, 9:00 am Pacific Standard Time.
11 July 2009 at 5:27 pm
It is good opportunity for those working at gross root level among indigenous people to get knowledge and develop networking at International level for solving the problems of indigenous people.
11 July 2009 at 10:02 pm
This is encouraging and a way forward towards conserving of our biological diversity and forging a way forward as a meaningful pathway towards realizing sustainable development as a new global ethic