Selecting a Representative from a Mobile Indigenous Group to Attend Durban in September
How do we go about raising interest in fairly and equitably selecting a member of a mobile indigenous group involved in conservation activities to attend meetings in Durban in September 2003. I have a few ideas from the Middle East, but would like to see this as something all signatories of the Dana Declaration and other concerned parties took part in. (20 December 2002 by Dawn Chatty)

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• (Reply 1) Dawn, I've contacted the Institut Dayakologi in West Kalimantan, Indonesia (a very active indigenous NGO concerned about a range of issues environmental and social) to see if they'd be interested in being considered to attend the WPC. I will forward their response to you when I receive it. You mention equitably identifying indigenous organizations. This might be difficult especially in a place like Indonesia where such NGOs are numerous; even those concerned with mobile peoples' issues. Some will always get left out, even inadvertently, as I/we am/are relying on personal knowledge and networks. I'm honestly not sure what solution there is, if any. (9 January 2003 by Reed Waldley)
• (Reply 2) One other item: Would mobile people reps to the WPC have to/be encouraged to endorse the Declaration? (9 January 2003 by Reed Waldley)