The first peer-to-peer validation procedure meeting was held for the ICCA Registry in China. The Liguang (Nuomadi, in Lisu language) village of Lisu minority people, in Yunnan, was accepted. Read more ▸
On March 5, 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Professor John H. Knox, presented the final report of his mandate to the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, which identifies 16 framework principles on human rights and the environment, addresses the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment and looks ahead to the next steps in the evolving relationship between human rights and the environment. Read more ▸
According to Professor John H. Knox, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, “No group is more vulnerable to environmental harm than children. More than 1.5 million children under the age of five lose their lives every year because of pollution and other avoidable environmental harms.” Read more ▸
The UN Environment Programme launched its new Environmental Defenders Policy, which proposes how it can promote greater protection for individuals and groups who are defending their environmental rights, and identifies solutions to mitigate the abuse of environmental rights. Read more ▸
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 ▸
Relocation was found to be either ongoing or planned in at least twenty three Protected Areas. Read more ▸
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 ▸
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” ▸
En décembre 2017 s’est tenue l’Assemblée Générale Constitutive de l’Association nationale des APAC du Burkina Faso (ASAPAC-BF). La rencontre a réuni les représentants de six APAC emblématiques de différentes régions du pays. Read more ▸
Throughout 2017 Snowchange, Greenlandic partners, Skolt Sámi and the Danish NORDECO partnered on a Nordic Council -sponsored project “eXchanging Knowledge”, to find new, direct ways of expressing Indigenous and local-traditional knowledge, as well as support direct exchanges between hunters, fishermen, women, reindeer herders, managers and researchers. Read more ▸
OUR OCEANS AND OUR COASTS ARE NOT FOR SALE! This is one of the messages coming from small-scale fishing and coastal communities in South Africa who are voicing their concerns about the government’s approach to Marine Spatial Planning and the exploitation of marine and ocean resources. Read more ▸
By: Iris Beneš, Brod Ecological Society (BED), ICCA Consortium member and Rodion Sulyandziga, Centre for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North More than 500… Read more “Food Sovereignty matters in both Europe and Central Asia!” ▸
Par: Albert M. Chan-Dzul, Coordinador región Mesoamérica Consorcio TICCA, U Yich Lu’um, AC Tomando en cuenta que México es una de las regiones del… Read more “Hacia la construcción de una visión de gobernanza territorial comunitaria en México” ▸
Por: Carolina Amaya, punto focal en Colombia para el Consorcio TICCA, y directora científica y editora general del CEMI (miembro del Consorcio TICCA) En… Read more “Comienza fase de ejecución de la Iniciativa Global de Apoyo a los TICCA en Colombia” ▸
By: Vincent Ziba, Regional Coordinator for East and Southern Africa In March 2017, some 30 participants in representation of local communities, civil society, government… Read more “Supporting ICCAs in Zambia: setting the cornerstones” ▸
Par: Christian Chatelain, co-coordinateur pour l’Afrique francophone L’association casamançaise KABEKA, avec l’appui du PMF-FEM de Dakar et du Consortium APAC ont organisé à Saint… Read more “Elaboration de plans d’action nationaux pour les APAC en Afrique de l’Ouest” ▸
Par: Salatou Sambou, Coordinateur pour les écosystèmes marins et côtiers en Afrique de l’ouest L’Association KABEKA (KAmalor BE KAfankante — « Se concerter pour… Read more “Kabeka part à la découverte des APAC au Sénégal !” ▸
Par: Alexis Kaboré, Président de l’Association NatuDev, Coordinateur du Consortium APAC pour le Sahel et Christian Chatelain, Coordinateur du Consortium pour l’Afrique francophone Au… Read more “Les APAC au Burkina Faso : se préparer à la création d’une organisation nationale” ▸
The Indigenous Circle of Experts (ICE) core group held its first meeting to organise the Pathway to Canada towards meeting Aichi Target 11: reaching 17% of… Read more “Indigenous Circle of Experts (ICE) core group sets off a series of gatherings in Canada” ▸
By: Dr. Denis Ruysschaert, Vice-president SWISSAID Genève, and researcher associate at Biose Department, University Liège Debates are passionate around oil palm. On one side, pro… Read more “Oil palm debate – tackling four “myths”” ▸
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