Online consultation open until 13 December 2024
The HLPE-FSN has launched a consultation on the scope of the report on “Preserving, strengthening and promoting Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems and traditional practices for sustainable food systems”.
The results of this consultation will be used by the HLPE-FSN to develop a zero draft (V0) of the report, which will also be open for e-consultation, and later submitted to peer review before finalization and approval by the HLPE-FSN drafting team and the Steering Committee. Find more information regarding the HLPE-FSN publication cycle here.
According to the CFS Multiyear Programme of Work (MYPOW 2024-2027), the report will be presented at the 54th plenary session of the CFS in October 2026. It will inform the CFS Workstream on “Preserving, strengthening and promoting Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems and traditional practices for sustainable food systems to achieve food Security and nutrition (FSN)”, which will create a set of action-oriented policy recommendations on the topic.
Inputs on the scope of this HLPE-FSN report can be submitted in English, French and Spanish. The CSIPM will prepare a collective contribution to this consultation through the CSIPM Working Group on Indigenous Peoples Food and Knowledge Systems. Please join the working group by filling in this form.
KEY QUESTIONS TO GUIDE THE E-CONSULTATION ON THE SCOPE OF THE HLPE-FSN REPORT
- Do you agree with the guiding principles indicated above?
- Should the objectives include mainstreaming Indigenous Peoples food and knowledge systems, and lessons learned from them, for the benefit of all, or solely for the benefit of Indigenous Peoples as rights holders?
- What are the challenges related to Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Access and Benefit Sharing when widely promoting and/or mainstreaming Indigenous Peoples food and knowledge systems?
- How can the report ensure the inclusion of marginalized groups, sustainability, and protection against commercialization risks for Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems?
- How should oral knowledge and traditions be documented and referenced in the development of the report?
- What dimensions linked to Indigenous Peoples’ agency, e.g., in governance issues, could be addressed?
- Are there important/relevant policy papers and instruments missing from the foundational documents list?
- Could you please indicate relevant references that should be taken into account?
- What best practices, ethical standards, and strategies for addressing climate change should be highlighted in the report?
- Which best practices or strategies to promote cross-cultural understanding should be highlighted in the report?
- Are the previous legal documents such as Prior and Informed Consent, enough in light of this evolution of thinking about Indigenous People’s knowledge, or do they need to be revised?
For more information regarding the consultation and the report visit the HLPE-FSN website: https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/consultation/indigenous-peoples-food-and-knowledge-systems