As a maritime Indigenous People, custodians and guardians of their ancestral waters in the Western Pacific—the Tagbanwa People of the Calamian Islands are navigating complex legal issues in the Philippines to reclaim, govern, and manage their ancestral domains. Read more ▸
Pochet Ballester, G., Acosta, M., & Sánchez Campos, R. (2025). Marine and coastal territories of life in Mesoamerica: A legal analysis from the perspectives of small-scale fisheries (V. Solis Rivera, M. K. Uddin, & C. Jarrett, Eds.; L. Åkerson & D. Campos Rubio, Trans.). ICCA Consortium. https://doi.org/10.70841/my6731g Read more ▸
By the ICCA Consortium In the early hours of December 18, 2022, Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming-Montreal… Read more “Technical Analysis of the Global Biodiversity Framework” ▸
A report by the Oakland Institute reveals that the cost of gold mining expansion is borne by the Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in the Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regions, who face incessant violence and colonization of their lands. Read more ▸
HRBWG et al. (2024). Advancing Human Rights-based Approaches to Target 3 Implementation. A working paper developed by members of the Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group and participants in the international workshop on Advancing Rights and Equity in Conservation (Nanyuki, 2024). Read more ▸
A guide to offer additional support and specific examples for Parties, decision-makers, non-state actors, and rights holders involved in biodiversity policy on implementing a human rights-based approach in the Global Biodiversity Framework. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium members develop Good Practices Guidelines on Protected and Conserved Areas Series volume published by IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas. Read more ▸
The report published by the “All Burma Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (ABIPA)” illustrate the state of environmental human rights in Myanmar and the strategies pursued by the defenders in the face of violent crackdowns by the military rulers. Read more ▸
The Working Group ICCAs Indonesia (WGII), a member of the ICCA Consortium, recently launched the English version of the 2021 book “Suara Masyarakat Adat untuk Alam dan Manusia.” The collection of interviews in the book demonstrates that customary governance systems effectively protect biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Indigenous territories of life. Read more ▸
We plan to launch Portuguese, Swahili, Russian, and Hindi translations of the self-strengthening guidance later in 2023. Read more ▸
The publication “Celebrating Territories of Life in Southeast Asia” by the ICCA Consortium features stories of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ territories of life. It highlights the region’s traditional knowledge and governance systems and sustainable livelihood practices. Read more ▸
“When you take care of the land, the land takes care of you.” In diverse contexts around the world, Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’… Read more “Reflections and a call for dialogue from the ICCA Consortium’s Council” ▸
ICCA Consortium Position Paper: Ensuring and enabling recognition and support for territories of life in the language and implementation of target 3 and broader Global Biodiversity Framework. Read more ▸
The fourth paper of the series by “Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group” highlights what it takes to integrate a human rights-based approach in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and how it can be done during the UN Biodiversity Summit COP15. Read more ▸
Twenty Indigenous and local community organizations across Asia, including several ICCA Consortium Members, co-authored a powerful new report published by the Rights and Resources Initiative. Read more ▸
This new briefing paper seeks to clarify the intersections among the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the land and resource rights, collective governance, and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Read more ▸
A new briefing presents what is urgently needed to effectively adopt a human rights-based approach across the implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Read more ▸
The 2nd National Congress of Small-Scale Artisanal Fishers and Mollusk Gatherers of Costa Rica was held on November 8, 9 and 10, 2021. Read more ▸
As the membership has grown, so too has its diversity, while retaining a strong sense of solidarity and shared values. We hope this summary report captures both the high-level insights of consolidated data as well as the nuances of Members’ experiences and perspectives. Read more ▸
Global Witness’s 2020 annual report on the killings of environmental and human rights defenders shows that lethal attacks on those who are defending Mother Earth are driven by the very same industries that are responsible for the climate crisis. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Privacy policy
Made with ♥ in Switzerland by KOSDESIGN | Hosted in Switzerland by INFOMANIAK 
