Africa

Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Africa

11 November 2018

The Members of the ICCA Consortium in Africa gathered for their Regional Assembly in November 2018. It was, to date, the most important meeting in the region in the Consortium’s history! Read more ▸

Jina Ratsimba Rabearisoa

Collaborator as translator & interpreter English <> French

Ulrich Douo

Collaborator as translator English <> French

La Contribution des Peuples Autochtones au Document 6ème Rapport National sur la Biodiversité en RDC

3 August 2018

Dans le cadre de son engagement dans l’accompagnement des communautés détentrices des forêts communautaires et APAC, l’ANAPAC RDC a organisé du jeudi 02 au vendredi 03 août 2018 l’atelier qui a invité les parties prenantes du mouvement autochtone en RDC. Read more ▸

Les APAC, un modèle innovant dans la conservation de la biodiversité et les services éco-systémiques en République Démocratique du Congo

24 July 2018

Une conférence internationale sur la recherche pour la conservation de la biodiversité et les services éco-systémiques dans la Région du Bassin du Congo s’est tenue à Kinshasa, capitale de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), du 22 au 24 juillet 2018, sous le haut patronage du Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD) de la RDC, de l’Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) et de l’Ambassade de la République Fédérale d’Allemagne en RDC. Read more ▸

Burongum olal

Local ICCA
Senegal

ADECSB

Association pour le Développment Economique, Social et Culturel du village de Bona
Local ICCA
Senegal

ADPBS

Association pour le Développement du pays Bassari
Local ICCA
Senegal

Risks to the sanctity of community lands in Kenya. A critical assessment of new legislation with reference to forestlands

14 June 2018

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

30 May 2018

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

15 May 2018

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

28 April 2018

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

26 April 2018

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”

25 April 2018

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

30 March 2018

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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