pfii2008egm111-unitednations.docVIP

PFII/2008/EGM1/11 Original: English UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS Division for Social Policy and Development Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues INTERNATIONAL EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES 8-10 January 2008, New York Indigenous Languages in the Context of the Convention on Biological DiversityPrepared by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Indigenous Languages in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity Introduction