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Information note issued by the Secretariat of an intergovernmental committee setting out the background and provisional program for a panel of Indigenous and local community representatives held in the framework of an official committee session.
Year:
2026
Organization:
World Intellectual Property Organization
Committee:
Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
Session:
Fifty-Second Session
Document type:
Information note
Document code:
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/5
Language:
English
Date of issuance:
January 26, 2026
Location:
Geneva
Panel date and time:
March 4, 2026, 15.00–18.00 (Geneva Time)
Theme of panel:
Together or Apart?: The Relationship Between Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions
Prepared by:
Secretariat
Target participants:
Indigenous and local communities and Committee participants
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Year:
2026
Location:
Geneva, Switzerland
Organization:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Committee:
Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
Document Code:
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/3 Rev.
Document Type:
Draft session program
Prepared by:
Secretariat
Session Number:
Fifty-Second Session
Meeting Dates:
March 4–13, 2026
Consultative Forum Date:
March 3, 2026
Subject:
Intellectual property, genetic resources, traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions
Agenda Items:
Opening of the Session; Election of Officers; Adoption of the Agenda; Accreditation of Organizations; Participation of Indigenous and Local Communities; Information Sharing Sessions; Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions; Genetic Resources; Any Other Business; Closing of the Session
Participants:
Member states, accredited organizations, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Related Documents:
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/1 Prov. 2; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/2; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/3; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/4; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/5; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/6; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/2 Rev.; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/4; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/5; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/6; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/7; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/8
Approval Status:
Draft
Year:
2026
Region / City:
Ulmer
Theme:
Religious ceremony, Community service
Document type:
Legislative resolution
Body/Institution:
South Carolina House of Representatives
Author:
Not specified
Target audience:
South Carolina House of Representatives members
Period of validity:
Not specified
Approval date:
January 15, 2026
Date of amendments:
None
Year:
2026
Location:
Geneva, Switzerland
Organization:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Committee:
Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
Document Code:
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/3 Rev.
Document Type:
Draft session program
Prepared by:
Secretariat
Session Number:
Fifty-Second Session
Meeting Dates:
March 4–13, 2026
Consultative Forum Date:
March 3, 2026
Subject:
Intellectual property, genetic resources, traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions
Agenda Items:
Opening of the Session; Election of Officers; Adoption of the Agenda; Accreditation of Organizations; Participation of Indigenous and Local Communities; Information Sharing Sessions; Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions; Genetic Resources; Any Other Business; Closing of the Session
Participants:
Member states, accredited organizations, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Related Documents:
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/1 Prov. 2; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/2; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/3; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/4; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/5; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/6; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/2 Rev.; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/4; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/5; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/6; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/7; WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/8
Approval Status:
Draft
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Northern Territory
Theme:
Research Ethics, Mental Health
Document Type:
Protocol
Organization / Institution:
Charles Darwin University
Author:
Claire Burke Draucker, Donna S. Martsolf, Candice Poole
Target Audience:
Researchers, Indigenous Communities, Mental Health Professionals
Period of Validity:
Ongoing
Approval Date:
October 2009
Date of Last Revision:
2025
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Wellington
Topic:
Environmental Monitoring
Document Type:
Government Report
Organization:
Ministry for the Environment
Author:
F. Hodge
Target Audience:
Researchers, Environmental Agencies, Policy Makers
Period of Validity:
2025
Approval Date:
July 2025
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Geneva
Theme:
Intellectual Property, Indigenous Rights
Document Type:
Report
Organization / Institution:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Author:
Elifuraha Laltaika, Neva Collings
Target Audience:
Members of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
Period of Effect:
2020-2021
Approval Date:
March 19, 2025
Amendment Date:
N/A
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Geneva
Topic:
Intellectual Property, Indigenous Communities, Financial Support
Document Type:
Information Note
Organization:
WIPO
Author:
Director General
Target Audience:
Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, Indigenous Communities
Period of Validity:
N/A
Approval Date:
March 5, 2025
Date of Amendments:
N/A
Context:
Information note on decisions regarding financial support to applicants for the Voluntary Fund, based on the recommendations of the Advisory Board.
Year:
2024/2025
Region / City:
Ontario
Topic:
Scholarships, Indigenous Students, Academic Support
Document Type:
Information Sheet
Organization / Institution:
Indigenous Mentorship Network of Ontario
Author:
Indigenous Mentorship Network of Ontario
Target Audience:
Indigenous students, Undergraduate students
Period of Action:
2024/2025 academic year
Approval Date:
N/A
Amendment Date:
N/A
Context:
A scholarship program aimed at supporting Indigenous undergraduate students in Ontario pursuing studies related to applied Indigenous health.
Date:
27 June 2023
Location:
Geneva, Switzerland
Event:
Special Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
Organizers:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
Participants:
Seven Indigenous experts, observers from 19 Member States, 2 intergovernmental organizations, 5 non-governmental organizations
Chair:
Ms. Patricia Adjei
Rapporteur:
Ms. Rebecka Forsgren
Documents reviewed:
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/46/4, WIPO/GRTKF/IC/46/5, WIPO/GRTKF/IC/43/5, Technical Review reports (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/29/INF/10, WIPO/GRTKF/IC/46/INF/8), previous Indigenous Expert Workshop reports (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/25/INF/9)
Period:
22–24 February 2023
Purpose:
Analysis and commentary on key legal, policy, and technical issues regarding IP protection for Indigenous knowledge, cultural expressions, and genetic resources
Year:
2022
Document code:
CEDAW/C/GC/39
Issuing body:
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type:
General recommendation
Legal basis:
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Subject matter:
Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls
Geographic scope:
Global
Target group:
Indigenous Women and Girls
Date of adoption:
26 October 2022
Distribution:
General
Language:
English
Authoring institution:
United Nations
Year:
2021
Region / city:
Northwest Territories
Theme:
Indigenous knowledge, data sharing
Document Type:
Template
Organization / Institution:
Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (CIMP)
Author:
Not specified
Target audience:
Researchers, Indigenous communities, organizations
Effective period:
Not specified
Approval date:
Not specified
Date of amendments:
Not specified
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Arctic
Theme:
Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, Climate Change, Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Document Type:
Written Submission
Organization / Institution:
Just Atonement Inc.
Author:
Dave-Inder Comar
Target Audience:
Human rights organizations, legal professionals, international law experts, policymakers
Period of Effectiveness:
2023-ongoing
Approval Date:
2023
Date of Amendments:
N/A
Year:
2025
Region / city:
Global
Theme:
Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Peoples, Biodiversity
Document type:
Notification
Organization / institution:
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Author:
Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary
Target audience:
Parties, indigenous peoples, local communities, stakeholders
Period of validity:
Until 26 October 2025
Approval date:
9 October 2025
Date of revisions:
None
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Ontario, Canada
Theme:
Indigenous innovation and leadership, Financial assistance for projects
Document Type:
Agreement
Agency / Institution:
Ontario Energy Board (OEB)
Author:
Ontario Energy Board
Target Audience:
Indigenous communities, Project recipients
Effective Period:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Amendments:
Not specified
Context:
Legal agreement outlining terms for funding and conditions under the Innovation Sandbox Challenge to support Indigenous innovation projects.
Year:
2026
Region / City:
Tripura, Northeast India
Topic:
Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Environmental Conservation, Cultural Preservation
Document Type:
Academic Research Article
Organization / Institution:
Not specified
Author:
H. Theresa Darlong
Target Audience:
Researchers, Academics, Anthropologists, Environmentalists
Period of Activity:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Year:
2021
Theme:
Indigenous Business Continuity Planning
Document Type:
Business Continuity Plan
Organization / Institution:
Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Author:
Stó:lō Community Futures
Target Audience:
Indigenous business owners, decision-makers, and community leaders
Effective Period:
Indefinite
Approval Date:
November 2021
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Year:
1985-2016
Region / City:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Topic:
Indigenous Repatriation
Document Type:
Academic Research
Institution:
Museum Victoria
Author:
Rob McWilliams
Target Audience:
Researchers, Historians, Anthropologists, Indigenous Communities
Period of Action:
1985-2016
Approval Date:
22 November 1985
Date of Changes:
2016
Contextual Description:
The document is an academic exploration of the history of ancestral human remains repatriated from Museum Victoria to Indigenous communities in Australia, from 1985 to 2016.
Year:
2024
Region / City:
Australia
Subject:
Native Title Regulations
Document Type:
Official correspondence
Author:
Tamsyn Harvey
Target Audience:
Office of Impact Analysis, Government officials
Period of Validity:
Until 1 October 2024
Approval Date:
8 August 2024
Date of Amendments:
N/A