Introducing the Participants:
Participants were divided into five
groups. Groups were asked to
introduce themselves through the
drawing of a diagram to illustrate
their organisation’s areas of work
and highlight potential synergies and
linkages.
Group n°1: Lawyers
The first group was composed of:
The Zimbabwe Environmental
Law Association (ZELA)
The Kenya Human Right Law
The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), Namibia
The Groupe de Travail Climat REDD de la Société Civile (GTCR), DRC
Law and Advocacy for Pastoralists (ALAPA), Tanzania
These five organisations are working with indigenous peoples with a common interest in ABS issues
and building capacity at grassroots level. The diagram showed that synergies existed around REDD,
capacity building and advocacy work. The five organisations also share a willingness to use BCPs in
their work and were questioning how BCP could fit and contribute to their work.
Group n°2: Kenya and Ethiopia
The second group consisted of:
Melca Mahiber, Ethiopia
Sauti Ya Wanawake, Lamu, Kenya
Kivulini Heritage Trust, Kenya
The LIFE Network Africa, Kenya
Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated development Organisation (MPIDO), Kenya
The diagram revealed that these five organisations have strong synergies in their respective work
and that collaborative efforts could be developed around the issues of land, protection of
traditional livelihoods and cultures, indigenous knowledge and environmental conservation.
Group n°3: South Africa and Namibia
The third group was composed of:
The Bushbuckridge Traditional
Health Practitioners
Association, South Africa
The Kruger to Canyons
Biosphere (K2C) Management
Committee, South Africa
The South African Endogenous
Development Programme
(SAEDP)
Integrated Rural Development
and Nature Conservation
(IDRNC), Namibia
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