ADECSB |
Association pour le Développment Economique, Social et Culturel du village de Bona |
Africa
ADPBS |
Association pour le Développement du pays Bassari |
Risks to the sanctity of community lands in Kenya. A critical assessment of new legislation with reference to forestlands
This paper focuses upon loopholes in new laws that could exclude forested lands from collective entitlement, impairing constitutional advances in the process. Ambiguity within the Kenyan Constitution itself plays a role. Therefore, while lesser impediments to land justice may be remedied through clarifying regulations and parliamentary removal of offending clauses, judicial interpretation of constitutional intentions is required. Read more ▸
Peer-to-peer Dialogue on Weaving SDG 16 and Human Rights Law into the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
A peer-to-peer dialogue took place on the outskirts of Nairobi. Practitioners of environmental and human rights law from the judiciary, academia, civil society and various levels of government discussed and made recommendations for goals to be set for the post 2020 global biodiversity framework and contribute to the implementation of human rights to a healthy and sustainable environment Read more ▸
Oakland Institute Report on How Foreign Companies Devastate Tanzania’s Maasai in the Name of Conservation
Losing the Serengeti: The Maasai Land that was to Run Forever is a report based on field research, never publicly-seen-before documents, and an in-depth investigation into Tanzania’s land laws. Read more ▸
Supporting and Strengthening ICCAs in Tanzania: Third National Governance Workshop held in Arusha
In the context of the ICCA GSI, a key objective of this workshop was to advance national policy and practice in line with the global awakening of interest in community conserved areas as “other effective area-based conservation measures” (Aichi Target 11) Read more ▸
Formation au Processus de Renforcement Autonome des Communautés Locales dans la Gouvernance de leurs APAC au Burkina Faso
En Avril 2018 les membres du bureau de l’ASAPAC-Burkina Faso ont reçu une formation sur le Processus de Renforcement Autonome (PRA) des communautés locales dans la gouvernance de leurs APAC Read more ▸
Whitley Awards 2018 Winner: Dominique Bikaba’s Project “Ensuring the Survival of DRC’s Eastern Lowland Gorillas”
We are pleased to announce that Dominique Bikaba’s – ICCA Consortium Council Member with special responsibility for the ICCAs of local communities – project “Ensuring the survival of DRC’s eastern lowland gorillas” has won the 2018 Whitley Award donated by Arcus Foundation. Read more ▸
Les Gardiens d’APAC du Bénin Renforcent la Coopération pour Faire Face aux Pressions
Le Consortium APAC du Bénin fut constitué en Août 2017, par 30 chefs coutumiers. au nom de l’ensemble de leurs communautés. Un atelier national a eu lieu mars 2018 afin de permettre les apprentissages, les échanges d’expériences, le dialogue et la communication au niveau national.
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Reguizoh |
National NGO |
APAC du lac de Guiers |
Local ICCA |
Guinée écologie |
National NGO |
L’Association nationale des APAC du Burkina Faso est née!
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 ▸
Ujamaa Community Resource Team |
National IP Federation |
KAPAC Olal |
Local IPO |
ICCAs in Africa –
ICCAs in Africa—situations, perspectives and elements of an action plan for 2018 and beyond – Download the report (ENG) This one-day event was organised… Read more “ICCAs in Africa –” ▸
Recognising the Real Conflict? The Eldoret Dialogue on Human Rights and Conservation. A Personal Perspective
Over four intense days, representatives from communities, conservation, human rights and government engaged in a Global Dialogue on Human Rights and Biodiversity Conservation. Held… Read more “Recognising the Real Conflict? The Eldoret Dialogue on Human Rights and Conservation. A Personal Perspective” ▸
Coastal communities and small-scale fishers in South Africa voice their concerns about the exploitation of the ocean economy on World Fisheries Day
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 ▸
Exploring the African Traditional Belief Systems in Natural Resource Conservation and Management in Ghana
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” ▸
Tanzania – After a long struggle, Loliondo Game Controlled Area project is cancelled
After a long battle for land rights, grazing rights, the government of Tanzania has cancelled the hunting license of OBC in Loliondo! Read more ▸
