In conjunction with the Malaysian Timber Certification Council’s (MTCC) participation at the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) International’s members’ meeting in Dublin, civil society organizations argue that MTCC cannot uphold timber certification standards. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium extends our deep condolences and love to the family, friends and colleagues of Khadija Catherine Razavi, co-founder and Chair of the Board of CENESTA, and beloved wife of our late founding president, Dr. Taghi Farvar. Read more ▸
Indonesia’s government is yet to recognize more than 99 percent of the potential customary forests recorded by Indigenous communities. Read more ▸
Six key foundations for sustaining territories of life from deep reflection amongst ICCA Consortium Members in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on the post-2020 framework. Read more ▸
Twenty Indigenous and local community organizations across Asia, including several ICCA Consortium Members, co-authored a powerful new report published by the Rights and Resources Initiative. Read more ▸
Indigenous youth digital storytelling project undertaken by members of the Asia Indigenous Youth Platform, with support from UNESCO and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, culminates in live premiere of five beautiful videos. Read more ▸
An exchange workshop on community conserved areas in China’s Key Ecological Areas and the ICCA China Working Group’s annual meeting was held from 28-29 December 2021 in Chengdu, Sichuan. Read more ▸
Nagaland Community Conserved Areas Forum’s (NCCAF, ICCA Consortium Member) Nuklu Phom won the prestigious award in 2021. Read more ▸
A decade after its establishment, the Working Group has made major strides in advocating for Indigenous conservation in one of the most culturally and biologically diverse countries in the world. Read more ▸
The State of Rajasthan continues to apply its failed tiger conservation model in Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, to the detriment of Indigenous and pastoralist communities. Read more ▸
Dario spent nearly three decades supporting the Indigenous Batak in the Philippines’ island of Palawan. Read more ▸
Following the military coup in February 2021, Indigenous communities in Burma have faced nearly insurmountable threats to their lives, lands and forests. An escalation in armed conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands and put new pressures on the forests, as generals attempt to consolidate their control. In a 30 October event organised in the lead up to COP26, brave Indigenous leaders from across Burma speak out about the challenges they face and the ways in which the international community can support the struggles of Indigenous Peoples to protect the forests. Read more ▸
More than 70 people participated in the assembly from October 6-8 2021, with a combination of public and Member-only sessions. Read more ▸
Dhaatri |
Dhaatri Resource Centre for Adivasi Women and Children |
Join our Members and Honorary members and other Indigenous leaders in Burma/Myanmar for an online event on 30 October called: “The Future of Our Forests: Voices of Indigenous peoples of Burma on the Future of the Forest and Climate Change Mitigation in the Wake of the Military Coup”. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium calls on the Government of India to order withdrawal of mining proposals that threaten the efforts of the gram sabha of Korchi and India’s commitment to conservation of biodiversity. Read more ▸
CCPN |
CCPN – Community Collaboration for People and Nature (formally ICCA Working Group Mongolia) |
As part of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems, Centre for Sustainable Development and Environment (CENESTA, ICCA Consortium Member) is documenting Indigenous Peoples’ food systems in Iran. Read more ▸
Legal actions have secured the release of six Indigenous Tumandok who were arbitrarily arrested along with ten others in a horrific raid on 30 December 2020 that killed nine fellow Tumandok. The ICCA Consortium continues to stand in solidarity with the Tumandok and Defend Panay Network and further expresses concern with how the Philippines’ state legal system is weaponized to perpetuate injustices against Indigenous Peoples. Read more ▸
We stand with over 100 organizations in condemning Samling’s bullying of Indigenous environmental and human rights defenders in Sarawak. Read more ▸
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