ECO 72(6) - Monday, 27 October 2025

International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) - Over the weekend, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) held in-person meetings, bringing together over 150  representatives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities from the seven sociocultural regions of the world, in the City of Panama, Panama, in preparation for the First Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8j (SB8J-1). The IIFB held Caucus meetings every morning with the objective to discuss and get consensus on the matters  to be discussed under agenda items of the SB8J-1 .