A new case study explores how the U’un Tidung are revitalizing customary governance and community-led conservation in their ancestral village in Sabah. Read more ▸
Discover how BaAka and Sangha-Sangha youth are combining traditions and sustainable agriculture to protect their land and future. Read more ▸
Reviving the barter system and empowering Indigenous guardians to defend ancestral territories and water rights. Read more ▸
Internal Governance and Legal Tools for Autonomy and Advocacy Read more ▸
From Dalaba to Koundara, discover how local communities weave together spirituality and conservation to protect biodiversity and sustain their livelihoods. Read more ▸
From the forests of Sugar Loaf to the development of a national network, this is the story of how ancestral knowledge and global solidarity are helping communities in Sierra Leone gain recognition for their territories of life. Read more ▸
Spanning nearly 32,000 hectares, these sites reflect diverse governance systems and socio-ecological contexts, with shared priorities around conservation, livelihoods, and recognition. Read more ▸
Where mountain forests meet valley grasslands, seasonal grazing and shared rules guide conservation Read more ▸
New scholarly resources situate pastoral commons in their global context as a dynamic, future-oriented model of collective stewardship; they illuminate how mobility, territory, and collective rights intertwine to form living social–ecological infrastructures that challenge dominant assumptions about property, management, productivity, and sustainability. Read more ▸
In this historic declaration, the community reaffirm their commitment and responsibility as guardians of their ancestral land, standing firm against militarization and industrial exploitation Read more ▸
Shared by ICCA Consortium Resumen completo en español disponible aquí (archivo PDF) The adoption of KMGBF in 2022 was a historic step in recognizing… Read more “SBSTTA-27: Key asks of the Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group” ▸
We stand in solidarity with the Indigenous Ayta communities in the Philippines, whose ancestral lands are threatened by land grabs and a U.S. ammunition factory, and we call on the Philippine government, related agencies, and businesses to stop these actions, withdraw without community consent, and respect Indigenous rights. Read more ▸
Members and allies of the ICCA Consortium commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025. Read more ▸
The statute of the association was approved at a recent national meeting in the historic village of Geraci Siculo, located in the Madonie Park on the island of Sicily. Read more ▸
The event brought together researchers from the Universities of Palermo, Padua, and Trento, as well as representatives of national and international biodiversity conservation organizations, local administrators, pastoral associations, and research centers on Italian collective lands. Read more ▸
A European Coordination Team is now established, with representatives from Spain, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Croatia, Greece, and France tasked with strengthening cross-border collaboration. Read more ▸
The Adivasis of Bastar are the custodians of their bio-diverse forests in the Chhattisgarh state of India, and their traditional knowledge and cultural heritage have sustained the region’s ecology for generations. Read more ▸
Comments of the recently published volume “Territories of life: Exploring vitality of governance for conserved and protected areas”. Read more ▸
The Supreme Court of India’s clear and specific guidelines are a positive step towards ensuring the conservation of 25,000 orans covering an area of about 600,000 hectares. Read more ▸
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