The ICCA Consortium urges governments and the UN to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ territories of life as a critical imperative and opportunity to usher in transformative change for the oceans. Read more ▸
As the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference starts in a few days, artisanal fishers organizations from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and South and Central America have joined together to make their voices heard. Together, we call on governments to give small-scale fisheries their rightful place at the center of public policies for exploiting and conserving the oceans Read more ▸
Making waves in ocean conservation. Read more ▸
This year, World Oceans Day saw fishing communities on Maui and Hawaii islands celebrate milestones in progress towards adopting rules for Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Areas (CBSFA). The rules reflect the wisdom and practices of kupuna (elder practitioners) and the passing on and preservation of ike (knowledge) to a younger generation of fishers so that they can continue to feed their families from the abundance of their “ice box” in the ocean. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Member Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) shares stories about the struggle of communities to re-establish their relationship with the ocean and one and a half generations of effort to secure legal recognition of oceanic territories of life in Hawaiʻi. Read more ▸
Mwambao Coastal Community Network (ICCA Consortium Member) reports from the last annual network meeting and share lessons learned about community-led coastal and marine governance in Zanzibar islands and north-eastern Tanzania. Read more ▸
Hawaiʻi Governor signs community-driven “Year of the Limu” proclamation, acknowledges critical role of seaweed in Hawaiʻi’s culture and environment. Read more ▸
The 2nd National Congress of Small-Scale Artisanal Fishers and Mollusk Gatherers of Costa Rica was held on November 8, 9 and 10, 2021. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Solidarity Statement on World Fisheries Day 2021. Read more ▸
Two years after its creation, ANAPAC SENEGAL has brought together ICCA stakeholders of Senegal and some countries of the West African sub-region to discuss what has been done to date and define new directions. Read more ▸
On World Oceans Day, ICCA Consortium Members took part in global events that amplified Indigenous and local community voices for sustaining and defending the bio-cultural diversity of our oceans. Read more ▸
Karen environmental leader Paul Sein Twa took part in the recently concluded Twentieth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. He spoke as a panelist in a side event titled “Indigenous peoples’ inland small-scale fisheries for healthy food systems.” This article is an adaptation of his speech. Read more ▸
New Honorary member Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy received a Top 100 Young African Conservation Leaders Award for her work with the MIHARI Network (Member) and fishing communities across Madagascar. Read more ▸
Indigenous fishers in Pongso no Tao consider the presence of migratory whales and birds as a good sign to start their migratory fishing season. Read more ▸
‘Our ancestors made sustainable use of resources from the top of the mountains down to our oceans and even past our horizon.’ Read more ▸
Learn about the Budi Anumka Association, an initiative led by Mapuche-Lafkenche Indigenous communities for biocultural restoration in Lake Budi Read more ▸
The “30 by 30” campaign for marine protected areas will marginalize the very people who – far from contributing to the problem – have long been a big part of the solution. Read more ▸
The complementary use of scientific and Indigenous knowledge will allow for better implementation of spatial management in these territories of life. Read more ▸
The publication outlines how fishers’ knowledge can be applied to support sustainable small-scale fisheries. Read more ▸
‘Community Conserved Areas in South Asia’ webinar series highlights successful efforts by traditional fishing communities to protect wetland biodiversity and sustain livelihoods. Read more ▸
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