The Adivasis of Bastar are the custodians of their bio-diverse forests in the Chhattisgarh state of India, and their traditional knowledge and cultural heritage have sustained the region’s ecology for generations. Read more ▸
As the 2025 UNOC convenes in Nice, France, from June 8 to 13 under the theme “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean,” we put forward this statement and reiterate that Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities have an outsized role in governance, conservation, and sustainable use of our oceans. Read more ▸
As an international association promoting the appropriate recognition and support for territories of life worldwide, we are committed to collectively supporting and facilitating, led by communities and supporting organizations at local and national levels, the documentation of an increasing number of marine and coastal territories of life over the next five years. Read more ▸
By the ICCA Consortium In the early hours of December 18, 2022, Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming-Montreal… Read more “Technical Analysis of the Global Biodiversity Framework” ▸
Comments of the recently published volume “Territories of life: Exploring vitality of governance for conserved and protected areas”. Read more ▸
Other ICCAs–territories of life from Argentina and Morocco were reported last year and are in the process of being added to the Registry. Read more ▸
Dear friends, in 2025 and beyond, the ICCA Consortium will continue to overcome challenges to working more closely with our member territories, partners, and allies to deepen our strategic issues mentioned above and our own as a global movement for the defense and promotion of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Read more ▸
Event Recap: At this CBD COP16 Side Event on October 25, 2024, speakers shared assessments and case studies and took part in policy dialogues on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs). Read more ▸
The discussions and debates in the meeting clarified the Consortium’s path forward, positioning it better to address the challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Read more ▸
This article highlights and builds on key points and recommendations shared in a statement by Giovanni B. Reyes during the Ministerial Dialogue and Pledging Session for the GBFF on 28 October 2024 during the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia). Read more ▸
Resource mobilization has always been the most sensitive and contentious agenda item on which to reach a consensus. Read more ▸
We call on the international community to listen to our voices, recognize our authority over the territories we have cared for over generations, and support us with the necessary resources to continue being guardians of biodiversity. Read more ▸
HRBWG et al. (2024). Advancing Human Rights-based Approaches to Target 3 Implementation. A working paper developed by members of the Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group and participants in the international workshop on Advancing Rights and Equity in Conservation (Nanyuki, 2024). Read more ▸
A guide to offer additional support and specific examples for Parties, decision-makers, non-state actors, and rights holders involved in biodiversity policy on implementing a human rights-based approach in the Global Biodiversity Framework. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium members develop Good Practices Guidelines on Protected and Conserved Areas Series volume published by IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas. Read more ▸
The adverse effects of UCMs starkly contradict their purported objectives of promoting human rights and democracy; these measures, which are supposed to uphold these values, undermine them. Read more ▸
The General Assembly is the association’s highest governance body and is a crucial opportunity to renew and further strengthen our organization Read more ▸
Luis Guillermo, a member of the Arhuaco People, one of the four Indigenous Peoples in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountain range, has been elected as the new President of the ICCA Consortium. Read more ▸
By ICCA Consortium For over a decade, Sarah has been part of the ICCA Consortium. Sarah started to work with the ICCA Consortium as… Read more “Thanking Sarah Ryder” ▸
The public launch of the ICCA Registry—a global database on conservation by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, marks a significant milestone in accessibility to such crucial information, underlining its international significance. Read more ▸
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