Acknowledgments
Many World Bank staff contributed to the success of the
Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Development Conference. While some were
instrumental in formulating its goals and content, others provided useful
suggestions and feedback on identifying speakers, arranging outreach, and
collecting pertinent materials. Still others graciously agreed to moderate
panels and share their insights on the issues discussed. We would like to thank
the following people for their invaluable support: Emmanuel Asibey, Bhuvan
Bhatnagar, Leandro Coronel, Timothy Cullen, Gloria Davis, Mamadou Dia. Paula
Donnelly-Roark, Mary Dyson, Mohamed El-Ashry, Ashraf Ghani, Rebecca Jaimes,
Maritta Koch-Weser, Pierre Landell-Mills, Antonia Macedo, Kris Martin, Ralph
Osterwoldt, Mario Ramos, Lars Soeftestad, Bachir Souhlal, Andrew Steer, and
Aubrey Williams.
Travel support was generously provided by the Global Environment
Facility Administrator's Office; the Capacity Building and Implementation
Division, Africa Technical Department, and External Affairs Department of the
World Bank; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ);
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); and Fletcher Challenge,
Ltd.
Francis Dobbs video-recorded the conference, and Tomoko Hirata
provided the graphics for publicity. Logistics were provided by Bill Grundy in
the Bank/Fund Conference Office and Donna Clark in World Bank Conference
Services. Janis B. Alcorn of the Biodiversity Support Program; Joseph
Matowanyika of The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Regional Office for Southern
Africa; and Jorge Uquillas, Environment Division, Technical Department, Latin
America and the Caribbean Regional Office, World Bank, reviewed and provided
useful comments on a draft of the report.
Finally, no conference can be successful without administrative
support, and for their excellent work we thank Myrtle Diachok, Denise George,
and Nona Sachdeva.
Cristy Tumale typed the manuscript, and Heather Imboden was
responsible for layout and page composition. Alicia Hetzner edited the document
and managed production; Virginia Hitchcock did the final production edit. Tomoko
Hirata designed the cover.
Indigenous people and their communities represent a significant
percentage of the global population. They have developed over many generations a
holistic traditional scientific knowledge of their lands, natural resources and
environment. Indigenous people and their communities shall enjoy the full
measure of human rights and fundamental freedoms without hindrance or
discrimination. Their ability to participate fully in sustainable development
practices on their lands has tended to be limited as a result of factors of an
economic, social and historical nature. In view of the inter-relationship
between the natural environment and its sustainable development and the
cultural, social, economic and physical well being of indigenous people,
national and international efforts to implement environmentally sound and
sustainable development should recognize, accommodate, promote and strengthen
the role of indigenous people and their communities.
Agenda 21, Chapter 26
United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development
Rio de Janeiro
1992
