@article{fdi:010090745, title = {{T}he {I}nstitutionalisation of bioculturalism through community protocols : the case of {G}una {Y}ala}, author = {{F}oyer, {J}. and {M}auri, {M}. {M}. and {F}iloche, {G}eoffroy and {C}astillo, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}iocultural {C}ommunity {P}rotocols ({BCP}s) are environmental governance mechanisms for biodiversity that aim to establish, at the local community level, a normative framework for the central themes discussed in the framework of the {C}onvention on {B}iological {D}iversity (biodiversity conservation, traditional knowledge, prior and informed access, benefit sharing, agro-biodiversity conservation, etc.). {T}aking into account the {G}una history about the idea of biocultural diversity, but also the specificities of the {G}una political system, this article aims to shed light on the local implementation of this type of protocol in the indigenous territory of {G}una {Y}ala ({P}anama). {W}e thus show that, despite the active role played by {G}unas experts at the international, national, and regional levels, the {G}unas have not adopted {BCP}'s. {D}ue to the pre-existence of research regulation mechanisms in {G}una{Y}ala, but also to a certain mistrust of global environmental governance, the {G}una authorities have for the time being not considered the {BCP}'s as being relevant enough. {B}eyond this particular example of unfinished institutionalization, {BCP}s must be understood as a localized mechanism serving the advancement of the more general idea of biocultural diversity.}, keywords = {{G}una {P}eople ; {P}anama ; {C}onvention on {B}iological {D}iversity ; {I}ndigenous knowlledge ; community biocultural protocols ; evironmental governance ; {PANAMA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {I}ndigenous {P}olicy {J}ournal}, volume = {15}, numero = {1}, pages = {[25 p.]}, ISSN = {1916-5781}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.18584/iipj.2024.15.1.15872}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090745}, }