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The Heart of a Stream – three movies on governance for the conservation of nature
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Together with GIZ (the German International Development Agency), UNDP GEF SGP, the IUCN Global Protected Area Programme and the Secretariat of the Convention on… Read more “The Heart of a Stream – three movies on governance for the conservation of nature” ▸
The Heart of a Stream – Movies – Part 2 – A stream on governance at the Sydney Parks Congress 2014
This second short movie takes you to the heart of the Stream on Enhancing Diversity, Quality and Vitality of Governance of the World Parks… Read more “The Heart of a Stream – Movies – Part 2 – A stream on governance at the Sydney Parks Congress 2014” ▸
The Heart of a Stream – Movies – Part 3 – Enhancing governance of protected and conserved areas: an agenda for action
The third short movie illustrates the actual results of the Stream. The agenda for action developed by the Stream participants comprises three directions of… Read more “The Heart of a Stream – Movies – Part 3 – Enhancing governance of protected and conserved areas: an agenda for action” ▸
Mothers or lesser sisters? The strange case of “conserved areas”
By: Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, ICCA Consortium Global Coordinator[1] In late January 2016, in a cold but rather unusually sunny Cambridge (UK), a bunch of scientists… Read more “Mothers or lesser sisters? The strange case of “conserved areas”” ▸
COP Out: The hollow promise of the Paris climate deal
By: Hannibal Rhoades, Gaia Foundation If you’ve been following international media coverage of the climate change agreement recently signed into being by world governments… Read more “COP Out: The hollow promise of the Paris climate deal” ▸
Intense work at the equator: the IX General Assembly of the Consortium and the 2016 planning event for Latin America
On December 5-9 of this past year, the Consortium held two key events on the Pacific Coast of Ecuador… almost on the equator itself.… Read more “Intense work at the equator: the IX General Assembly of the Consortium and the 2016 planning event for Latin America” ▸
TAG meeting at IUCN
A Technical Advisory Group meeting for GSI was held at IUCN Hq. on 23 November, 2015. Participants included Delfin Ganapin, Terence Hay-Edie, Trevor Sandwith,… Read more “TAG meeting at IUCN” ▸
ICCA Consortium members at UNFCCC COP21 (Paris, 2015)
21st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC Meeting dates: 30 November-11 December 2015 Location: Paris, France More information: UNFCC and… Read more “ICCA Consortium members at UNFCCC COP21 (Paris, 2015)” ▸
4th Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (Geneva, 2015)
4th Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Theme: ICCAs and Standards and Safeguards for Finance and Business Meeting dates: 16-18 November 2015… Read more “4th Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (Geneva, 2015)” ▸
CBD 19th Meeting of SBSTTA (SBSTTA-19) and 9th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8(j)-9)
CBD 19th Meeting of SBSTTA (SBSTTA-19) and 9th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8(j)-9) Theme:… Read more “CBD 19th Meeting of SBSTTA (SBSTTA-19) and 9th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8(j)-9)” ▸
49th Meeting of the GEF Council and Consultation with Civil Society Organisations (Washington DC, 2015)
49th Meeting of the GEF Council and Consultation with Civil Society Organisations Theme: ICCAs and Standards and Safeguards for Finance and Business Meeting dates:… Read more “49th Meeting of the GEF Council and Consultation with Civil Society Organisations (Washington DC, 2015)” ▸
ICCA Consortium members at the 42nd Session of the Committee on World Food Security (Rome, 2015)
42nd Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Theme: ICCAs and Food and Agriculture Law and Policy Meeting dates: 12-15 October 2015… Read more “ICCA Consortium members at the 42nd Session of the Committee on World Food Security (Rome, 2015)” ▸
ICCAs featured in CBD Technical Workshop on Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
ICCAs featured in CBD Technical Workshop on Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Meeting dates: 28 September-2 October 2015 Location:… Read more “ICCAs featured in CBD Technical Workshop on Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction” ▸
ICCA Consortium members at the “From Rhetoric to Action: Scaling Up Community and Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights” conference (Bern, 2015)
From Rhetoric to Action: Scaling Up Community and Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights Theme: ICCAs and Land and Water Law and Policy Meeting… Read more “ICCA Consortium members at the “From Rhetoric to Action: Scaling Up Community and Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights” conference (Bern, 2015)” ▸
Who Owns the World’s Land?
Rights and Resources Initiative. 2015. Who Owns the World’s Land? A global baseline of formally recognized indigenous and community land rights. Washington, DC: RRI.
ICCA Consortium members at the UN Summit for Adoption of Post-2015 Development Agenda (New York City, 2015)
UN Summit for Adoption of Post-2015 Development Agenda Theme: Sustainable development Meeting dates: 25-27 September 2015 Location: New York City, USA More information: UN
ICCA Consortium members at the 14th FAO World Forestry Congress: “Forests and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future” (Durban, 2015)
Theme: ICCAs and Sustainable Development Policy Meeting dates: 7-11 September 2015 Location: Durban, South Africa More information: FAO/ and IISD
CBD Dialogue workshop on assessment of collective action in biodiversity conservation
By: Carmen Miranda L., ICCA Consortium Coordinator for the Amazon Region Panajachel, on the shores of the ancient sacred Mayan Atitlan Lake in Guatemala,… Read more “CBD Dialogue workshop on assessment of collective action in biodiversity conservation” ▸
Tackling wildlife crime: Indigenous and local communities on the frontline
The success of preventing illegal wildlife trade depends on the engagement of the Indigenous and local communities who live with the wildlife. Read more ▸
