/ Featured / By Indigenous Information Network GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE TRɄA SUMMIT The TRɄA World Summit on Traditional Knowledge Related to Biodiversity (Trua TK Summit) was jointly organized by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, and the Mesa Permanente de Concertación con los Pueblos y Organizaciones Indígenas de Colombia (MPC). It was organized in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC). This Summit was made possible thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Germany, through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection, and GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit); the Government of Sweden and Swedbio (Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University); the Nia Tero Foundation; Campaign for Nature; Bloomberg Philanthropies; and Oregon State University. The specific objectives of the Summit were to: Exchange knowledge and experiences on the contributions of traditional knowledge to biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Develop recommendations for the national implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Formulate recommendations on the new Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and institutional arrangements, to be considered for adoption at COP-16 Read the Report here: Final.Resumen Ejecutivo Cumbre Trua.en