{"id":349310,"date":"2025-11-05T14:27:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349310"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:57:32","slug":"subsidiary-body-on-article-8j-and-other-provisions-sb8j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/subsidiary-body-on-article-8j-and-other-provisions-sb8j\/","title":{"rendered":"Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions (SB8J)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Recently, the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions (SB8J) issued recommendations on its functioning to ensure meaningful IPLC participation in CBD decision-making.<\/p>\n<h2>About Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions (SB8J)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349311\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-349311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-UN-1.jpg?resize=367%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-UN-1.jpg?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-UN-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C489&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-UN-1.jpg?resize=768%2C367&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-UN-1.jpg?w=1194&amp;ssl=1 1194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; UN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>first permanent body of its kind<\/strong> under <strong>any multilateral environmental agreement<\/strong>, providing a structured and continuous mechanism to represent <strong>innovations, and practices of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs)<\/strong> concerns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Established: <\/strong>It was established by the Conference of the Parties (COP) of <strong>Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at its 16th meeting (COP 16) in Cali, October 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>It aims to &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advise<\/strong> the Conference of the Parties and other subsidiary bodies <strong>on matters concerning IPLCs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Support<\/strong> the <strong>Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety<\/strong> and the <strong>Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources,<\/strong> as requested.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen <strong>inclusion of traditional knowledge, innovations,<\/strong> and practices within biodiversity governance.<\/li>\n<li>Track progress of the <strong>Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 8(j):<\/strong> Article 8(j) of the CBD relates to <strong>traditional knowledge, innovations and practices,<\/strong> and SB8J ensures <strong>its implementation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>SB8J marks a major step towards <strong>inclusive biodiversity governance<\/strong>, ensuring that <strong>IPLCs are active participants<\/strong> in shaping conservation policy.\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>aligns<\/strong> the <strong>global biodiversity agenda<\/strong> with fairness, respect for traditional knowledge, and equitable sharing of benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions (SB8J) issued recommendations on its functioning to ensure meaningful IPLC participation in CBD decision-making. About Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions (SB8J) It is the first permanent body of its kind under any multilateral environmental agreement, providing a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/subsidiary-body-on-article-8j-and-other-provisions-sb8j\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions (SB8J)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1236,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-349310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-international-organisations","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}