Africa’s Fishers-Fishworkers and Communities Call for a Fossil Fuel-Free Ocean at the Our Ocean Conference
A Petition Backed by More Than 100 Organizations Demands an End to Offshore Fossil Fuel Expansion Across Africa Read more ▸
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A Land-Sea Territory of the Tidung People in Malaysian Borneo Is Mapping Its Future Through the Renewal of Customary Law
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 ▸
Central African Republic: Young people commit to preserving traditional livelihoods
Discover how BaAka and Sangha-Sangha youth are combining traditions and sustainable agriculture to protect their land and future. Read more ▸
Red TICCA Argentina: Building Resilience Through Ancestral Education and Economic Sovereignty
Reviving the barter system and empowering Indigenous guardians to defend ancestral territories and water rights. Read more ▸
Strengthening Legal Frameworks and Formalizing Indigenous Organizations for the Defense of Territories of Life
Internal Governance and Legal Tools for Autonomy and Advocacy Read more ▸
Guinea: A field mission led by the national coordination team reveals the diversity of territories of life
From Dalaba to Koundara, discover how local communities weave together spirituality and conservation to protect biodiversity and sustain their livelihoods. Read more ▸
Sierra Leone: Highlighting the Sugar Loaf ICCA and Strengthening a National Network
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 ▸
Five territories of life in Madagascar added to the ICCA Registry
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 ▸
Bayanbulag Pastoralist Community Completes Demarcation, Strengthens Collective Management
Where mountain forests meet valley grasslands, seasonal grazing and shared rules guide conservation Read more ▸
New resources on Pastoral Commons: recognizing collective organization and mobile stewardship as a dynamic, future-oriented model
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 ▸
Sinjajevina mountain pasture community adopt a historic declaration for their territory of life
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 ▸
SBSTTA-27: Key asks of the Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group
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” ▸
Statement of Solidarity with the Ayta Abellen of Maporac and the Ayta Magbukon of Kanawan, the Philippines
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 ▸
Recap: Conversation on Indigenous knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, and funding and financing for territories of life
Members and allies of the ICCA Consortium commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025. Read more ▸
The Italian Association of territories of life starts its journey
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 ▸
Recap: Conference on collective lands, biodiversity and territories of life – local custodians, national dialogue and global connections
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 ▸
Regional coordination and solidarity with the Commons is an urgent need, third European Assembly of the ICCA Consortium highlights
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 ▸
Protection for Bastar Adivasi communities against state violence in India: global solidarity demands urgent actions
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 ▸
The Consortium’s new book on territories of life
Comments of the recently published volume “Territories of life: Exploring vitality of governance for conserved and protected areas”. Read more ▸
