Report: “Power and Potential: A Comparative Analysis of National Laws and Regulations Concerning Women’s Rights to Community Forests”, RRI (2017)
Tanzania: ICCAs see new successes with support from the Global Support Initiative
ICCA Consortium member Tanzania Natural Resources Forum (TNRF) has coordinated thirteen projects under GSI-ICCAs over the last two years to strengthen and support ICCAs. Read more ▸
Alert: Pueblo Shuar Arutam face mining and infrastructure projects that threaten their territory of life
More than 56% of the PSHA territory is now under large-scale mining concessions, divided between at least three so-called strategic projects. Read more ▸
Welcoming New Members and Honorary members to the Consortium
The ICCA Consortium Membership Committee is pleased to announce that the review period for the third group of ICCA Consortium Member applications and Honorary member nominations for 2020 has ended, and no objections have been made to these within the 30-day period. Read more ▸
Welcoming our new Regional Coordinator!
We are very happy to announce that Job Morris (of Botswana) has joined the ICCA Consortium Secretariat as Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa. Read more ▸
Indigenous languages and cultures are critical to protecting biodiversity, new article urges
New article: Cultural and linguistic diversities are underappreciated pillars of biodiversity. Read more ▸
New study reviews Finnish aquatic traditional knowledge
Study of aquatic traditional ecological knowledge has ‘the potential to greatly enhance our understanding of ecosystem health’ the article said. Read more ▸
Study reveals legal pathways to recognize ICCAs in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso already has a legal structure on the local level to recognize ICCAs, the study found. But this solution does not exclude the prospect for the explicit recognition of ICCAs through national legislation. Read more ▸
EU should suspend Montenegro membership talk until it stops militarizing Sinjajevina
Montenegro must stop militarizing Sinjajevina highland pastures, global and local civil society rights groups urge in a new campaign. European Union has been asked to suspend membership talks with Montenegro. Read more ▸
New map reveals abuse of local communities in India’s protected areas
Thematic EJAtlas map on protected areas in India reveals how the strict wildlife policies have undermined the rights of indigenous and local communities. Read more ▸
Welcoming our new Translation Coordinators and Administration Assistant
Daniela Campos Rubio (based in Chile) has joined as Translations Coordinator (ESP-ENG), Alison Powell (based in Portugal) has joined as Administration Assistant, and Gaëlle Le Gauyer (based in Ecuador) has joined as Translations Coordinator (FRA-ENG). Read more ▸
A survey to prevent future crises in territories of life
Take part in this short survey by the ICCA Consortium and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) to help create evidence on the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on Indigenous peoples and local communities. Read more ▸
The role of the youth in defending the environmental defenders
Perspectives from the webinar on defending nature defenders. RELLAC-Joven organised the webinar together with the ICCA Consortium, Global Witness and activists from Colombia and Venezuela. Read more ▸
International registration of Brazil’s ICCAs: New report presents the way forward
The report by ISPN presents analysis of the laws and policies related to territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and traditional and local communities. Read more ▸
Ecologies of Hope and Transformation: Post-Development Alternatives from India
The book, Ecologies of Hope and Transformation, presents powerful stories of communities across India exploring human wellbeing and prosperity in more democratic and sustainable ways. Read more ▸
Local Biodiversity Outlooks published ahead of UN Biodiversity Summit
Future global biodiversity goals must embed the vital role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in protecting biological and cultural diversity, the authors of… Read more “Local Biodiversity Outlooks published ahead of UN Biodiversity Summit” ▸
Wetlands and fishing communities of India in the spotlight
‘Community Conserved Areas in South Asia’ webinar series highlights successful efforts by traditional fishing communities to protect wetland biodiversity and sustain livelihoods. Read more ▸
Indigenous peoples in Taiwan make progress towards self-determination
Plans for Indigenous Peoples’ Confederate Autonomous Government in Taiwan make progress. Leaders recently have set-up institutional process for self-determination. Read more ▸
The Wampis Nation declares its integral territory as a natural hospital
The Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampís Nation demanded that the Peruvian State recognise, protect, and respect their integral territory as a natural hospital for the Indigenous peoples. Read more ▸
Philippines: Insights from webinar on Indigenous peoples in conservation
Speakers urged the government of the Philippines to make the ICCA Bill into law. They highlighted the necessity of scaling up technical assistance and financial mechanisms to support Indigenous peoples’ contribution to biodiversity protection and climate change mitigation. Read more ▸
Community-led restoration in the Jukajoki river basin raises hope for boreal territories of life
In Finland, the Selkie village community’s success to restore territories of life in the Jukajoki river basin raises hope for national-scale landscape restoration. Mining and other extractive activities degraded boreal peatlands in the Nordic country. But the villagers and fishers of Selkie successfully used local ecological knowledge and legal actions to stop destructive mining. Read more ▸
