Legal examples

National policies and legislation can support secure community tenure to land, water and natural resources. A number of useful publications and specific studies are available to discuss the why, what and how with reference to specific countries and regions. Several such studies were carried out in close collaboration with the ICCA Consortium.

KRAPAVIS Organizes a Workshop with Partners and Allies to Secure Orans

In India, KRAPAVIS (ICCA Consortium Member) organized a workshop that included representatives from communities, forestry research and other research institutions, universities and colleges, along with the Forest Department, the ‘Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board’ (RSBB) NGOs, and governmental agencies, to agree on the first steps to secure Orans, based on the 2018 “deemed forest” Supreme Court order.  Read more ▸