Are indigenous languages and knowledge protected?
The source document for this Digest states: FOCAL AREA | Protecting traditional knowledge, innovations and practices HEADLINE INDICATOR Status and trends of linguistic diversity and numbers of speakers of indigenous languages The Convention gives special consideration to the role and needs of indigenous and local communities, and recognizes the value of traditional knowledge and management practices relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Convention also recognizes the possible merit of a wider application of such traditional knowledge, innovations and practices, pending approval of the holders. Recognizing the link between traditional knowledge and indigenous languages as a vehicle of transmission of such knowledge, a headline indicator on numbers of languages and of speakers of indigenous languages has been adopted. An analysis carried out by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reveals that, although a number of
