Survey of ICCA global extent
By Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh (Member) and ICCA Consortium Steering Committee member One question that we are often asked is: what is the extent of… Read more “Survey of ICCA global extent” ▸
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ICCA Legal Review series
ICCA Legal Review series: An Analysis of International Law, National Legislation, Judgements, and Institutions as they Interrelate with Territories and Areas Conserved by Indigenous… Read more “ICCA Legal Review series” ▸
Green Grabbing: a new appropriation of nature?
Green Grabbing: a new appropriation of nature? James Fairhead, Melissa Leach & Ian Scoones (2012) Journal of Peasant Studies, 39(2): 237-261
Biocultural Community Protocols: A Toolkit for Community Facilitators
Integrated Participatory and Legal Empowerment Tools to Support Communities to Secure their Rights, Responsibilities, Territories, and Areas Click here to download the BCP Toolkit Edited… Read more “Biocultural Community Protocols: A Toolkit for Community Facilitators” ▸
Reflections from a participant in the Symposium “Protected Areas: are they safeguarding biodiversity?” – Zoological Society of London
By: Emily Caruso, Regional Programmes Director, Global Diversity Foundation (Member) The author, who works for an organization that is a founding Member of the… Read more “Reflections from a participant in the Symposium “Protected Areas: are they safeguarding biodiversity?” – Zoological Society of London” ▸
ICCA Consortium and ICCAs at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP-11, Hyderabad, India, 06-21 October 2012
A momentous event for ICCAs! Please follow this link to read more on ICCAs in Decisions of CBD COP 11. A main objective of… Read more “ICCA Consortium and ICCAs at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP-11, Hyderabad, India, 06-21 October 2012” ▸
Legal Review – Synthesis report
Synthesis report Across the world, areas with high or important biodiversity are often located within Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ conserved territories and areas… Read more “Legal Review – Synthesis report” ▸
Legal Review No 1 International Law and Jurisprudence
Legal Review No 1 International Law and Jurisprudence This report is part of a larger study conducted by the ICCA Consortium between 2011-2012, which… Read more “Legal Review No 1 International Law and Jurisprudence” ▸
Community Conservation in Europe workshop, September 2012
This workshop highlighted European communities’ role in conservation, livelihoods and culture. About 50 participants from all over Europe convened in Gerace in Calabria to… Read more “Community Conservation in Europe workshop, September 2012” ▸
The ICCA Consortium at IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC), Jeju, South Korea, 6-15 September, 2012
About thirty people affiliated with the ICCA Consortium attended Jeju for the Vth IUCN WCC. The Consortium organised and attended a wide range of… Read more “The ICCA Consortium at IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC), Jeju, South Korea, 6-15 September, 2012” ▸
Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 14-22 June 2012
ICCA related outcomes at Rio+20 The ICCA Consortium AT RIO+ 20: ‘time to learn… time to think strategy’ – The ICCA Consortium was present at… Read more “Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 14-22 June 2012” ▸
The ICCA Consortium at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio de Janeiro, 2012)
Meeting dates: 20-22 June 2012 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Coinciding with the 20-year anniversary of the original Rio summit at which several keystone… Read more “The ICCA Consortium at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio de Janeiro, 2012)” ▸
Seeds of Freedom – A landmark film from The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network
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Seeds of Freedom charts the story of seed from its roots at the heart of traditional, diversity rich farming systems across the world, to being… Read more “Seeds of Freedom – A landmark film from The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network” ▸
13th Congress of the International Society for Ethnobiology, Montpellier, France, May 2012
In collaboration with BEDE (Biodiversité: Echange et Diffusion d’Expériences) and The Global Diversity Foundation, the ICCA Consortium organised a pre-congress workshop on Indigenous and… Read more “13th Congress of the International Society for Ethnobiology, Montpellier, France, May 2012” ▸
The tragedy of public lands: The fate of the commons under global commercial pressure
The tragedy of public lands: The fate of the commons under global commercial pressure
Poster presentation: ‘Appropriate support for indigenous peoples and community conserved areas and territories’, presented at COP-17 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Durban, South Africa, 01 and 04 December, 2011
On 01 December at the UNFCC COP-17 poster session and on 04 December at Forest Day 5 this poster was presented. It briefly describes… Read more “Poster presentation: ‘Appropriate support for indigenous peoples and community conserved areas and territories’, presented at COP-17 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Durban, South Africa, 01 and 04 December, 2011” ▸
Recognizing and Supporting ICCAs, Working Group on Article 8(j) meeting, November 2011
On Wednesday, 2 November at the 7th Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8(j)), Natural Justice co-hosted a side event with the… Read more “Recognizing and Supporting ICCAs, Working Group on Article 8(j) meeting, November 2011” ▸
Planning retreat for the ICCA Consortium, Bali, Indonesia, 05-11 October, 2011
The planning retreat was a significant event for the institutional strengthening of the Consortium in 2011. For six days, without internet access, the newly… Read more “Planning retreat for the ICCA Consortium, Bali, Indonesia, 05-11 October, 2011” ▸
Community Governance and Stewardship of Traditional Territories and Biocultural Diversity’, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2011
On 15 July, the final day of the 4th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), Natural Justice and… Read more “Community Governance and Stewardship of Traditional Territories and Biocultural Diversity’, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2011” ▸
Implementing the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and International Human Rights Law through the recognition of ICCAs
Implementing the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and International Human Rights Law through the recognition of ICCAs, Stan Stevens, 2010, Policy… Read more “Implementing the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and International Human Rights Law through the recognition of ICCAs” ▸
