Africa

Alert: In Gabon, Massaha community denounces the government’s attempts to circumvent Minister’s commitment to secure their sacred forest

26 December 2022

The long-awaited Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework – just adopted in December 2022 – explicitly recognizes the territories and rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This new international instrument further bolsters previous Gabonese government commitments to protect the sacred forest of the community of Massaha. However, the government has yet to follow through on these promises, leaving the community searching for answers amidst conflicting messages. The ICCA Consortium reiterates our solidarity with the Massaha community and calls on the government of Gabon to live up to its laudable commitments. Read more ▸

AJESH

AJESH
ONG
Cameroon

Umoja Wildlife Conservancies of Uganda

Umoja Wildlife Conservancies of Uganda
NGO
Uganda

UNGA Declaration on the Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment and what this could mean for us in Africa

8 September 2022

The UNGA Declaration focuses on tackling the three planetary crisis issues: climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. This blog by Natural Justice illustrates how the Declaration recognizes that these threats are interlinked and need to be collectively resolved to ensure the realization of the right to a clean, sustainable and healthy environment. Read more ▸

New report on implications of COVID-19 and government recovery plans on Indigenous Peoples’ rights and well-being

29 August 2022

Published by Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) in August 2022, the report features analyses of global trends and national experiences from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (overseen by ICCA Consortium Member ANAPAC-RDC), Brazil, India, and the Philippines. Read more ▸

Local diving and ecological monitoring teams bring new hope for marine conservation in Madagascar

17 August 2022

Articles illustrate how communities in southwestern Madagascar’s locally managed marine areas have made progress to build their capacity for ecological monitoring and expansion of the marine reserves. These LMMAs are part of the MIHARI Network (ICCA Consortium Member) and are supported by Blue Ventures (ICCA Consortium Member). Read more ▸

New report shows that global funding is failing the grassroots African conservation groups that are key to sustaining nature

21 July 2022

A new report produced by Maliasili and Synchronicity Earth demonstrates that complex donor rules and reporting needs shut out smaller organizations and details how making ﬁnance simpler and more just will boost conservation impact. Read more ▸

Indigenous and community representatives from Africa condemn historical and continuing injustices in the name of conservation, set out clear demands at regional protected areas congress

20 July 2022

On behalf of nearly 150 participants in a pre-Congress workshop co-organised by IMPACT Trust Kenya and the ICCA Consortium, Milka Chepkorir delivered the following speech during the opening plenary of the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress on 18 July 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more ▸

New reports identify how to support environmental and human rights defenders and climate activists who face threats while striving for a healthy planet for all

1 July 2022

Over time, environmental human rights defenders and climate activists – including Indigenous Peoples and local communities – have shared their challenges with organisations that offer support and protection against threats. New reports analyse the gaps in communication between defenders, donors and supporting organisations and present recommendations on how best to address them. Read more ▸

Indigenous Ogiek in Kenya celebrate reparations judgment from regional court

23 June 2022

In a key moment of a long-running landmark case, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled in favour of the Ogiek people, including by recognising their rights to collective title, to their language, religious and cultural practices, and to consultation for any development or conservation projects on their ancestral lands. Read more ▸

Alert: Maasai in Tanzania are being forcefully evicted from their ancestral lands

12 June 2022

Reports from the Maasai community of Loliondo in Ngorongoro District, Tanzania, indicate that people are being forcefully evicted from their ancestral lands and territories, starting on 10 June 2022. The ICCA Consortium strongly condemns this inexcusable violence against the Indigenous Maasai. Read more ▸

Alert: In Gabon, Massaha community denounces the government’s attempts to circumvent Minister’s commitment to secure their sacred forest

AJESH

Umoja Wildlife Conservancies of Uganda

UNGA Declaration on the Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment and what this could mean for us in Africa

New report on implications of COVID-19 and government recovery plans on Indigenous Peoples’ rights and well-being

Local diving and ecological monitoring teams bring new hope for marine conservation in Madagascar

New report shows that global funding is failing the grassroots African conservation groups that are key to sustaining nature

Indigenous and community representatives from Africa condemn historical and continuing injustices in the name of conservation, set out clear demands at regional protected areas congress

New reports identify how to support environmental and human rights defenders and climate activists who face threats while striving for a healthy planet for all

Indigenous Ogiek in Kenya celebrate reparations judgment from regional court

Alert: Maasai in Tanzania are being forcefully evicted from their ancestral lands

TNRF

IMPACT

TALENT DES FEMMES AUTOCHTONES RURALES

NADA

ACDD

ASAPAC/BF

Successful locally-led fisheries governance in Tanzania: Communities meet to share lessons learned

Tanzania: ICCA Consortium Members aim for better recognition and protection of territories of life