Asia
Five Indigenous People Communities in the Philippines declare their ICCAs
The Declaration is a culmination of more than a year of documentation-related activities, including boundary delineation, 3D and digital mapping, resource inventory, and documentation of indigenous knowledge, systems, and practices (IKSP). Read more ▸
First National Forum of the Union of Indigenous Nomadic Tribes of Iran
500 people participated in the first national forum of the Union of Indigenous Nomadic Tribes of Iran (UNINOMAD – an ICCA Consortium Member) in the Bakhtiari Tribal Confederacy’s Territory, Iran, reinforcing unity and solidarity among the nomadic tribes of Iran Read more ▸
In Defense of Human Rights: A Monitoring Report on Land Conflicts in Six Asian Countries
These monitoring reports were prepared, by ANGOC, an ICCA Consortium Member, in six Asian countries to understand the nature, causes, and impacts of land and resource conflicts, and to highlight the human rights issues intertwined with them. Read more ▸
Karen indigenous communities in Myanmar have officially launched the Salween Peace Park
Last month, indigenous Karen communities, the Salween Peace Park Committee, and the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN – an ICCA Consortium Member) officially launched the Salween Peace Park in the Mutraw District of Myanmar’s Kayin State. Read more ▸
Strengthening long-term and counter-historical processes of self-determination in Taiwan, province of China, a 2018 overview
In 2018, the work of the Taiwan Indigenous Conserved Territories Union (TICTU – an ICCA Consortium Member) in Taiwan was concentrated along four fronts: a mega solar-power farm project, an air force base, conflicts in traditional territories, and nuclear waste dumps. Read more ▸
National Workshop on ICCAs held in Malaysia
A multi-stakeholder workshop organized by PACOS Trust and SGP-Malaysia called for more support for communities’ self-strengthening efforts, the establishment of a national ICCA working group and the development of a dedicated law on ICCAs—Territories of Life. Read more ▸
Women, Food and Biodiversity
The lives of women farmers in rural Kalimantan who daily and quietly labor in their communities to safeguard local agricultural systems and food security are the subject of a book written collectively with women farmers and local seed keepers from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Read more ▸
A National Park Overlapping ICCAs in Indonesia requires Better Governance
During a workshop organised by the IUCN and the Working Group on ICCA Indonesia (WGII–ICCA Consortium Member), it became obvious that the quality and vitality of the governance of the Kayan Mentarang National Park must be improved. Read more ▸
Central and West Asia and Caucasus Regional Assembly
The ICCA Consortium Members, partners and friends of West and Central Asia and the Caucasus gathered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 29-31 October 2018. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium at the World Mountain Forum and Silk Roads Conference
The ICCA Consortium participated in the World Mountain Forum and Silk Roads Conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in October of 2018. ICCAs, or “Territories of Life”, were identified as crucial to fulfilling the goals of Sustainable Mountain Development. Read more ▸
Rangelands Initiative panel at the Global Landscapes Forum
Nahid Naghizadeh was invited to participate in the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and to present the work of Cenesta on rangeland landscape restoration and conservation by pastoralist communities in Iran. Read more ▸
National seminar on ICCAs in Malaysia held back-to-back with World Indigenous Peoples Day
Indigenous peoples’ organisations from across Malaysia gathered for a full-day seminar on ICCAs on 8 August 2018 in Bau, Sarawak. Unique to different Indigenous peoples in the three regions of Malaysia, terms such as Pemakai Menua, Pulau Galau, Gompi Guno and Ingaladan represent sophisticated systems of Indigenous customary laws and practices that enable the respective communities to live in harmony with their traditional territories. Read more ▸
Regional Assembly Southeast Asia + West Austronesia
The Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia and West Austronesia regions was held in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on August 1-4, 2018. Read more ▸
Sherpa Cultural and Ecological Reflections
Sherpa, Tenzing Tashi. 2018. Sherpa Cultural and Ecological Reflections. Kathmandu: Khumbu Sherpa Culture Conservation Society (KSCCS). Sherpa Cultural and Ecological Reflections by Tenzing Tashi… Read more “Sherpa Cultural and Ecological Reflections” ▸
Burma/Myanmar – Stop the Ridge to Reef project
ICCA Alert – the UNDP GEF incepted the Ridge to Reef Project, a $21 million conservation project that poses to transform 1.4 million hectares of community lands in Tanintharyi Region into Protected Areas, without the proper FPIC of the communities. Read more ▸
Promoting ICCAs in Southeast Asian Governments
ICCAs were the highlight of the Tenure and Access Rights capacity building session of the CSO Forum for the ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry (AWG-SF) held in Da Nang, Vietnam last June 24-25. The CSO Forum is an annual gathering organized by NTFP-EP to get inputs and recommendations from NGOs and indigenous and local communities from eight countries on the themes of tenure, safeguards, livelihoods and governance. Read more ▸
We Will Manage Our Own Natural Resources
Karen Indigenous People in Kamoethway Demonstrate the Importance of Local Solutions and Community Driven Conservation
