International Organisations

Click below to learn more about the various organisations with relevant links to indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge related issues:

• Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• United Nation's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues (IASGII)
• International Council for Science (ICSU)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
• International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources (ITPRG)
• International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
• IUCN - The World Conservation Union
• South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
• Terralingua - Partnership for Linguistic and Biological Diversity
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
• United Nations Human Rights Council
• United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations
• United Nations University (UNU)
• United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
• United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies Traditional Knowledge Initiative (TKI)
• The World Bank
• World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• World Trade Organisation (WTO)
• WTO - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Gateway