The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) commemorates the launch of the International Year of Indigenous Languages, acknowledging the critical role of Indigenous ecological knowledge for maintaining biodiversity and addressing climate change. Read more ▸
The term ‘inclusive conservation’ has recently been adopted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in its 2018-2020 programme for biodiversity financing. In this context, the ICCA Consortium proposes a definition of ‘inclusive conservation’ and specific recommendations for legislators, policy makers and other conservation actors willing to pursue it. Read more ▸
Statutory recognition of rural communities as collective owners of their lands is substantial, expanding, and an increasingly accepted element of property relations. The conventional meaning of property in land is changing, allowing for a greater diversity of attributes without impairing legal protection. Article by Liz Alden Wily Read more ▸
Namati has recently launched the Community-Investor Negotiation Guides. These two first-of-their-kind resources support communities and frontline advocates to prepare for — and if they so wish, to engage in — empowered contract negotiations with investors seeking to use community lands and natural resources. Read more ▸
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas has just released a special issue of its peer-reviewed journal PARKS: The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation, focusing on Other-Effective Conservation Measures (OECMs). Read more ▸
A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation, by Stephen T. Garnett, Neil D. Burgess, John E. Fa , Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares ,… Read more “A spatial Overview of The Global Importance of Indigenous Lands for Conservation” ▸
The aim of the CCRI is to provide policy advice about effective and appropriate support for community conservation as part of the implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 2011-2020 Strategic Plan, and to highlight that the rights of Indigenous peoples, local communities and women over their lands and territories must be upheld and supported. This report outlines the work in 12 countries. Read more ▸
By: Liz Alden Wily Abstract Statutory recognition of rural communities as collective owners of their lands is substantial, expanding, and an increasingly accepted element… Read more “Collective Land Ownership in the 21st Century: Overview of Global Trends” ▸
This paper reflects on IUCN’s ongoing progress to develop technical guidance on “other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECMs) and begins to explore under what conditions OECMs might make a positive contribution to ICCAs. Read more ▸
En una perspectiva estratégica de acción para contribuir al autoconocimiento que coadyuve el fortalecimiento, la restauración y la protección en los TICCA de Bolivia, se orientó al desarrollo de herramientas de gestión que permitan el monitoreo por parte de los mismos pueblos locales, de las funciones y servicios ecosistémicos, que conduzcan a la auto-observación y auto-reflexión, en el propósito de fortalecer sus búsquedas y caminos hacia el buen vivir, haciendo frente a las presiones del desarrollo extractivista. Read more ▸
Abstract The aim of this paper was to discover how taboos and totems as belief systems have been used successfully to promote natural resource… Read more “Exploring the African Traditional Belief Systems in Natural Resource Conservation and Management in Ghana” ▸
By: Judith Schleicher, Carlos A. Peres, Tatsuya Amano, William Llactayo & Nigel Leader- Williams State-controlled protected areas (PAs) have dominated conservation strategies globally, yet their… Read more “Conservation performance of different conservation governance regimes in the Peruvian Amazon” ▸
“ICSF Note for CSOs: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Small-scale Fisheries” ICSF (2017) This note is produced by the… Read more “ICSF Note for CSOs: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Small-scale Fisheries” ▸
Portal: “Farmers’ Rights: Resource pages for decision-makers and practitioners” This website has been developed as a tool for decision makers, practitioners, and others involved… Read more “Farmers’ Rights: Resource pages for decision-makers and practitioners” ▸
Report: “Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: From Victims to Change Agents through Decent Work” ILO (2017)
Report: “Tenure and Investment in Africa: Synthesis Report” TMP Systems and RRI (2017)
Tool: “ACCESS Facility database of non-judicial grievance mechanisms”
Tool: “Human Rights and Grievance Mechanisms”
Report: “Power and Potential: A Comparative Analysis of National Laws and Regulations Concerning Women’s Rights to Community Forests”, RRI (2017)
Report: “Legislative Pathways for Securing Community-based Property Rights”, Fernanda Almeida and RRI (2017)
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