What Does CBD COP17 Mean for the Recognition of Territories of Life?
Outcomes of CBD COP17: The Programme of Work on Protected Areas and Article 8(j) Read more ▸
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Still in the Air: Haze, the red bowl, and a political ecology of remembering
Belonging to the political we does not place us outside it as neutral judges. We inherit its histories, its grievances, and its obligations. Solidarity can be necessary because nobody survives political marginalization alone. But the fact that a call comes from one’s own people does not tell us everything about what answering it would mean. Read more ▸
Statement on Agriculture and Biodiversity in the Context of CBD COP17 Agenda Item 18(d)
Statement by the ICCA Consortium to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Statement: 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Statement by the ICCA Consortium to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 18(c): Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Island Biodiversity
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 10: Modus Operandi
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 8(b): Financial Mechanism
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 17(a): Matters related to the work programme of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 17(c): Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA)
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia. Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 17(b): Strategic Review and Update of the Expanded Programme of Work on Forest Biodiversity
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia. Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 8(a): Resource Mobilization
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Grassroots Voices Shaping the Conversation on Rangelands and Pastoralism: Beyond UNCCD COP17
The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from August 17 to 28, 2026. Read more ▸
Open Forum on Indigenous Voices: Defending Territories and Ancestral Knowledge
Commemorating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples through frontline accounts of territorial defense and the fight against epistemic extractivism. Read more ▸
Accompanying ICCAs–Territories of Life Through National Networks: Learning From Indonesia
Recap of the second session in the ICCA Consortium’s “Learning Exchange on National Networks of ICCAs–territories of life” series, which was held on July 3, 2026. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Annual Report 2025: A Year of Rights, Resilience, and Collective Care
A review of 2025 regional and global action, strategic milestones, and community-led conservation across ICCAs–territories of life Read more ▸
The 22nd General Assembly Strengthens Shared Direction for the Year Ahead
Members approve the 2026 Global Action Plan, advance governance reforms, and elect new regional leadership to defend territories of life. Read more ▸
Welcoming Our Newly Elected Council Members
Introducing the newly elected members of the ICCA Consortium’s second-highest governing body: The global Council. Read more ▸
Call for stories on pastoral territories of life – from the ICCA Consortium community
The year 2026—declared as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) by the United Nations—is a pivotal year for pastoralists worldwide. Read more ▸
New resources on Pastoral Commons: recognizing collective organization and mobile stewardship as a dynamic, future-oriented model
New scholarly resources situate pastoral commons in their global context as a dynamic, future-oriented model of collective stewardship; they illuminate how mobility, territory, and collective rights intertwine to form living social–ecological infrastructures that challenge dominant assumptions about property, management, productivity, and sustainability. Read more ▸
