Communities strengthen self-determination in Madagascar
National networks TAFO MIHAAVO and FANONGA FOKONOLONA use strategic planning process to support community self-empowerment and sovereignty. Read more ▸
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Salween: Indigenous Karen peoples’ aquatic commons and fisheries under Burmese military assault
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 ▸
Pacific nations are on the path of holistic ocean governance, the 30 by 30 campaign may destroy that without major changes
Calls for a new area-based conservation target must not bulldoze the Indigenous roadmap that has allowed small island nations to sustainably govern and manage a hundred percent of their coastal and marine territories, improve their lives and conserve fisheries. Read more ▸
Nicaragua: A year of violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples
Joint briefing by several human rights organizations details systematic and widespread violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples in the Coco (Wangki) River basin and the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve. Read more ▸
Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must recognize role of Indigenous and local women
Integrating gender justice in the mainstreaming of biodiversity could be a highly effective way to secure universal human rights for women. Read more ▸
‘30 by 30’ is a distraction, keep the focus on Indigenous and locally-led holistic ocean stewardship
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 ▸
Protecting Indigenous lands: lessons from Chile
Indigenous peoples in Chile conduct assessments of human rights impacts and business connections to hold international mining companies accountable. Read more ▸
Embrace Indigenous knowledge to establish Marine and Coastal Areas of Indigenous Peoples in Chile
The complementary use of scientific and Indigenous knowledge will allow for better implementation of spatial management in these territories of life. 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 ▸
The New Illness and its Impact on Our Lives: Indigenous Peoples Facing the COVID-19 Crisis in Guatemala
In the current context of State inaction and corruption, the challenges introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic have hit Indigenous communities in Guatemala especially hard. ICCA Consortium Council Member Felipe Gómez describes this multi-faceted crisis, along with the hopes and strategies of Indigenous communities: solidarity, spirituality, and community organization. Read more ▸
Interview: Vivienne Solis Rivera presents the “Blue Call to Action” initiative
In view of the upcoming 2020 United Nations Ocean Conference, several organizations, including the ICCA Consortium, launched “RISE UP, A Blue Call to Action”. In an interview with the Spanish radio RTVE, former ICCA Consortium council member Vivienne Solis Rivera details the initiative and its objectives. Read more ▸
Sacred Forests and Crocodile Ponds: Key Insights from Binational Gathering on ICCAs in Benin and Burkina Faso
A workshop on ICCAs in Burkina Faso and Benin brought together many Consortium actors from both countries, as well as supporters, partners and resource persons. It was an opportunity to raise the visibility of ICCAs, discuss community governance dynamics, identify threats and possible solutions and formulate recommendations to states, NGOs and communities. Read more ▸
Are small-scale fishers in or out of the blue economy?
‘Blue justice’ represents a growing global movement calling for greater social justice for small-scale fisheries. Read more ▸
Simply stop any expansion of oil palm plantations worldwide and put an end to palm oil production and imports!
By: Dario Novellino, Coalition against Land Grabbing (CALG), ICCA Consortium member Of all the large-scale mono-crop plantations, oil palms have had the most massive… Read more “Simply stop any expansion of oil palm plantations worldwide and put an end to palm oil production and imports!” ▸
