Emma Courtine, Author at ICCA Consortium

Entre el 19 y 23 de agosto de 2013, integrantes del Consorcio TICCA de América Latina se reunieron en la ciudad de Valdivia, Chile, para participar en el X Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Reservas Privadas y Pueblos Originarios, que por primera vez en sus diez versiones consideró la participación de pueblos indígenas.

En esta ocasión el Congreso tuvo como organizadores y anfitriones a la asociación gremial Así Conserva Chile, una alianza nacional que reúne iniciativas de conservación de áreas privadas, comunidades locales y pueblos originarios.

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Mongabay call for proposals: Indigenous Peoples and Conservation

20 March 2018

Mongabay is undertaking a special reporting project to focus specifically on the intersection of indigenous peoples and conservation to raise greater awareness of the grave threats indigenous peoples face when it comes to protecting their lands. Read more ▸

Nominations open for MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018

20 March 2018

The IPSI Secretariat recently received a notification that nominations are now open for the 2018 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity. Read more ▸

Costa Rica firma Mecanismo General de Consulta a Pueblos Indígenas

20 March 2018

Interesante proceso en Costa Rica: el país cuenta con un Mecanismo General de Consulta a Pueblos Indígenas, desarrollado bajo el estándar de “consulta sobre la consulta”, originado en recomendaciones de la Relatoría Especial sobre Pueblos Indígenas de la Organización Naciones Unidas. Read more ▸

Second ICCA site established in Finland: Linnunsuo

20 March 2018

Snowchange has established a second ICCA in Finland. It is a 110-hectare wetland Linnunsuo, located in North Karelia. This action strengthens the capacity of local communities, hunters, bird watchers and other stakeholders to use (I)CCA as a method for conservation of significant sites in Finland. Read more ▸

Communities Supporting Each Other: Building the ICCA Peer Review Process in Europe

18 March 2018

Fifty european local community representatives, and other experts (NGOs representatives, academics, lawyers, etc.) gathered in Valsaín, Segovia (Spain) for a conference on ICCAs, and especially on the ICCA Registry. Read more ▸

Relocation from Protected Areas violates Constitution, Wildlife Protection Act and the Forest Rights Act in India

16 March 2018

Relocation was found to be either ongoing or planned in at least twenty three Protected Areas. Read more ▸

ICCA Consortium Attends Launch of UN Environmental Rights Initiative in Geneva

6 March 2018

The work of Professor John Knox, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, has significantly helped move the profile of the links between human rights and the environment from the periphery to the centre of the UN’s agenda. The new Environmental Rights Initiative of the UN Environment Programme was launched during the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council. Read more ▸

Scoping Dialogue on Land Tenure Reform – The Forest dialogue

28 February 2018

Prof. José Aylwin – ICCA Consortium Council Member, participated in the conference of the Forests Dialogue to discuss issues surrounding land reform with indigenous peoples, forestry companies, agricultural companies, development agencies and relevant government bodies. Read more ▸

Comunidades Tradicionales e Indígenas Dialogan: “TICCA Brasil”

28 February 2018

Al final de febrero, en Brasil dos reuniones sobre los TICCA se llevaron a cabo para formular una estrategia de apoyo al fortalecimiento y reconocimiento de los TICCA, planificar acciones institucionales y buscar integración y alianzas interinstitucionales. Read more ▸

Newsflash #6 – February 2018

27 February 2018

Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #6 Read more ▸

Call for submissions: Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

26 February 2018

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, on achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) –
Deadline: 17 March 2018 Read more ▸

Call for input: Report on the criminalisation of indigenous human rights defenders

26 February 2018

Call initiated by The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) – Deadline: 16 March 2018 Read more ▸

The ICCA Consortium at the CBD expert workshop on “other effective area-based conservation measures”

26 February 2018

Last February, the CBD Secretariat organised a technical expert workshop in Montreal on “other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECMs) for achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11. The Global Coordinator (Grazia BF) and Marine and Coastal Strategy Advisor (Kim Wright) participated in the meeting. Their crucial main achievement is that CBD guidance now clearly states that the OECMs of IPs and LCs are to be self-identified… Read more ▸

Call for submissions: EMRIP study on free, prior and informed consent

26 February 2018

Expert Mechanism on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, on free, prior and informed consent – Deadline: 28 February, 2018 Read more ▸

Understanding and assessing equity in protected area conservation: a matter of governance, rights, social impacts and human wellbeing

20 February 2018

This paper, published by IIED and co-written by Dilys Roe – ICCA Consortium Honorary member, aims to help managers and policy makers make conservation fairer, in the belief that fairer conservation is vital for effective conservation as well as human wellbeing. Read more ▸

Submission to CBD on 2015-2020 Gender Plan of Action

12 February 2018

The ICCA Consortium replied to the notification on Progress in implementing the 2015-2020 Gender Plan of Action and efforts related to gender mainstreaming to inform the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the CBD Read more ▸

Invitation to webinars on ICCAs

11 February 2018

The ICCA Consortium webinar series continues! There is still time to subscribe to the webinars in English, Spanish and French!

How are ICCAs supported by international policy? Why should they be mapped? How? Read more ▸

Newsflash #5 – January 2018

31 January 2018

Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #5 Read more ▸

Call for Applications Global Environments Summer Academy 2018

30 January 2018

Call for applications is launched! The Global Diversity Foundation is pleased to announce its 6th GESA, to be held in collaboration with the Environmental Change Institute and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science of the University of Oxford. Read more ▸

Protected area governance in Georgia

24 January 2018

A national level governance assessment was recently held in Tbilisi, Georgia, with IUCN leading a three-day workshop convening key stakeholders in Georgia. Representatives of… Read more “Protected area governance in Georgia” ▸