The 21st General Assembly (GA) of the ICCA Consortium will be convened virtually on Tuesday, May 27, Thursday, May 29, Tuesday, June 24, and Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 12:00 to 14:00 UTC daily
First published on 04/29/2025
The 21st General Assembly (GA) of the ICCA Consortium will be convened virtually during the months of May and June 2025 in a semi-staggered approach. The first two sessions will take place on Tuesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 29. The assembly will resume in the last week of June with two final sessions on Tuesday, June 24, and Thursday, June 26. During the inter-sessional period, two informal meetings are expected to be planned for membership engagement. Members and Honorary members may also wish to self-organise informal discussions or events on specific topics during the four-week break in between the formal Assembly sessions.
All four sessions of the 2025 General Assembly will be conducted on Zoom from 12:00 to 14:00 UTC. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in at least English, Spanish, and French. Members and Honorary members are kindly requested to register using the link formally shared via email. If you have not received this email, please contact Xaviera Elorza, Administration and Membership Coordinator (xaviera.e@iccaconsortium.org).
More information about preparatory meeting announcements, intersessional events and calls to action ahead of the GA will be posted soon here.
Council nominations
Electing new and returning Council members is one of the key decisions of the ICCA Consortium’s General Assembly. The Council is the second-highest governance body after the General Assembly and comprises a maximum of thirty global and region-specific positions. Several Council positions are open for nominations ahead of the 21st General Assembly, including four members of the Executive Committee (Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chair of the Membership Committee) and several thematic and regional representatives (see the list below).
Nominations for all positions are due on Tuesday 27 May, four weeks before the GA session where elections are expected to take place.
Refer to Section 2 of the Governance Procedures for more information about the Council and Council nomination and election procedures.
Council nomination procedures
The General Assembly may consider nominations and elections for any vacant Council positions or when a current Council member has served a full 3-year term. To stand for election for a Council position, a person must be nominated by (a) a minimum of two existing ICCA Consortium Members in good standing or (b) one Member in good standing and one existing member of the Council. The person standing for nomination cannot nominate themselves. Members of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (especially those who are bona fide custodians of territories of life), women, gender minorities, elders, and youth are particularly encouraged to stand for nomination to strengthen diversity, representation, and intergenerational relations in the Council. For more information, refer to Section 2.4 of the Governance Procedures.
Council positions open for nominations
The following Council positions are open for nominations ahead of the 21st GA. ICCA Consortium Members and Honorary members are warmly encouraged to submit nominations to Xaviera Elorza, Administration and Membership Coordinator (xaviera.e@iccaconsortium.org) as soon as possible and no later than Tuesday, 27 May (four weeks before the start of the GA session when elections will take place). Council positions may remain vacant until they are filled by qualified nominees through the above procedures. The only exceptions are for the positions of President, Secretary, and Treasurer, which are required under Swiss law and, therefore, must be filled. For more information, refer to Section 2.4 of the Governance Procedures.
| Council position | Type of position | Status |
| Vice President | Global level–Executive Committee member | Vacant and open for nominations from any region |
| Secretary | Global level–Executive Committee member | Vacant and open for nominations from any region |
| Treasurer | Global level–Executive Committee member | Open for reelection/election |
| Chair of the Membership Committee | Global level – Executive Committee member | Open for reelection/election |
| Thematic representative for Defending territories of life | Global level | Vacant and open for nominations from any region |
| Regional representative for East and North Asia | Region-specific | Open for reelection/election by consensus of the Members in that region |
| Regional representative for East Austronesia and the Pacific islands | Region-specific | Open for reelection/election by consensus of the Members in that region |
| Regional representative for South Asia | Region-specific | Open for reelection/election by consensus of the Members in that region |
| Regional representative for West Africa | Region-specific | Open for reelection/election by consensus of the Members in that region |
| Regional representative for North America | Region-specific | Vacant and open for nominations by consensus of the Members in that region |
| Regional representative for Southern Africa | Region-specific | Vacant and open for nominations by consensus of the Members in that region |
| Regional representative for the Circumpolar Arctic | Region-specific | Vacant and open for nominations by consensus of the Members in that region |
| Regional representative for Latin America | Region-specific | Vacant and open for nominations by consensus of the Members in that region |
Important notes for the membership
Note about region-specific positions in the Council: In accordance with the Governance Procedures (Section 2.4.1), the nomination of a regional representative in the Council shall be done by consensus of all Members in that region, ideally at a regional assembly or through another suitable decision-making platform that provides an opportunity for all Members and Honorary members in that region to contribute constructively. Please refer to Section 2.4.1 for more information.
Note for Members about being in good standing to nominate someone for the Council: Refer to the Membership Policy and Procedures (Part 2, Section 2.2.ii) to learn more about being “in good standing”, including at least one form of voluntary collective action in the past year.
All current Members and Honorary members of the ICCA Consortium will be invited to access a private Loomio group in due time. In this group, they can discuss the nominees and build consensus ahead of the General Assembly, complementing the live election process during the Assembly. This is especially important for Members and Honorary members who are unable to join the live sessions so they have an opportunity to contribute to the consensus decisions.
Agenda
SESSION 1
Tuesday 27 May 2025
12:00 – 14:30 UTC
- President’s welcoming remarks – agenda of GA (all four sessions) to be approved, outline of decisions to be taken today
- 2024 Global actions highlights: Council and Global Team reports – reports to be noted
- 2024 Membership Committee report – report to be noted
- 2024 Treasurer’s report – report to be noted
- 2024 Auditor of the Accounts’ report – report to be noted
- Interactive discussion on global performance
- President suspends the General Assembly to 29 May 2025
SESSION 2
Thursday 29 May 2025
12:00 – 14:30 UTC
- Opening ceremony
- Welcoming remarks by the Chair – review of agenda for this session and outline of decisions to be taken
- 2024 Regional Secretariat report – reports to be noted
- Cultural intermission
- Interactive session on the Organizational Change process
- President suspends the General Assembly to Tuesday 24 June 2025
———- FOUR-WEEK INTERSESSIONAL BREAK ———-
SESSION 3
Tuesday 24 June 2025
12:00 – 14:30 UTC
- Opening ceremony
- Welcoming remarks by the Chair – review of agenda for this session and outline of decisions to be taken
- 2025 Action Plan (Global & Regional) & Budget – report to be approved
- Election of new Council members (Part 1 – Executive Committee) – nominations to be approved
- Appointment of Auditor of Accounts and Ombudsperson for the next year – appointment to be approved
- President suspends the General Assembly to Thursday 26 June 2024.
SESSION 4
Thursday 26 June 2025
12:00 – 14:30 UTC
- Opening ceremony
- Welcoming remarks by the Chair – review of agenda for this session and outline of decisions to be taken today
- Election of new Council members (Part 2 – Executive Committee)
- Interactive session on the overall organisational change process (Goal 4 of the Strategic Plan)
- Closing ceremony
- President closes the General Assembly
