Aquatic - ICCA Consortium

Our aquatic territories of life—from the ocean to the rivers and lakes—taken care of by Indigenous and traditional communities

EVENT

ICCA Consortium at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (2025 UNOC)

Marine and coastal territories of life in Mesoamerica: A legal analysis from the perspectives of small-scale fisheries

Aquatic territories of life

SENEGAL

Kawawana: Community mobilisation for the environment brings the good life back to the village

TANZANIA

Lake Natron: A territory of life in northern Tanzania conserved by the Maasai of Engaresero

MALAYSIA

Mangrove, moon, and the tides: the story of progress in the Mumiang Locally Managed Marine Area of the Suluk People

TAIWAN

Indigenous fisheries and agriculture in Pongso no Tao coastal and marine territory of life

Key Resources

Marine and coastal territories of life in Mesoamerica: A legal analysis from the perspectives of small-scale fisheries

A manifesto for territories of life

Territories of life Exploring vitality of governance for conserved and protected areas

IUCN Guidelines for gathering of fishers’ knowledge for policy development and applied use

Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries

A Call to action from small-scale fisheries

News & updates

ICCA Consortium Statement for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference

6 June 2025
Ocean Commitment: Documentation of marine and coastal ICCAs–territories of life

6 June 2025
Marine and coastal territories of life in Mesoamerica

28 May 2025
An appeal for solidarity with traditional communities of Kalamos-Kastos islands in the fight against colonial conservation

27 October 2024
Weaving networks as Indigenous women of the sea: everyday political action and resistance from the territorial level

12 March 2024
Alert: Support for Daniel Caniullán Huentel and the defenders who are being threatened in Chile’s coastal and marine spaces

14 February 2024

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