The Borneo Project |
NGO |
United States
Hawaii celebrates progress on Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Areas
This year, World Oceans Day saw fishing communities on Maui and Hawaii islands celebrate milestones in progress towards adopting rules for Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Areas (CBSFA). The rules reflect the wisdom and practices of kupuna (elder practitioners) and the passing on and preservation of ike (knowledge) to a younger generation of fishers so that they can continue to feed their families from the abundance of their “ice box” in the ocean. Read more ▸
‘One can think of life after there are fish in the canoe’
ICCA Consortium Member Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) shares stories about the struggle of communities to re-establish their relationship with the ocean and one and a half generations of effort to secure legal recognition of oceanic territories of life in Hawaiʻi. Read more ▸
‘Year of the Limu’ starts in Hawaiʻi: Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) to coordinate the year-long activities celebrating seaweed
Hawaiʻi Governor signs community-driven “Year of the Limu” proclamation, acknowledges critical role of seaweed in Hawaiʻi’s culture and environment. Read more ▸
Indigenous Grassroots Communities and Practitioners Gather in Hawai’i for Cultural Exchange Ahead of Major Aquaculture Conference
“We can help drive the ethic and practice in ways that uphold our indigenous values and respect the planet. By gathering together in these spaces, we can learn from each other to influence the context we work in. This is what our people did this week. It was historic,” says Brenda Asuncion from ICCA Consortium Member KUA. Read more ▸
Two Community-based Organizations from Hawaiʻi Receive Equator Prize During Climate Week in Key Moment for Hawaiian Territories of Life
Two community-based organizations supported by ICCA Consortium Member Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) were recognized for their work at the Equator Prize awards ceremony: Hui Mālama o Moʻomomi – Molokaʻi and Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana were honored, in a key political moment for Hawai’i’s territories of life. Read more ▸
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas featured strongly in North America regional events
The ICCA Consortium participated in a series of back-to-back events in Montréal, Canada, including our first regional assembly in North America and two major regional gatherings co-organised with CICADA, the CBD Secretariat, UNESCO and others. Read more ▸
The Potential of Indigenous Agricultural Food Production under Climate Change in Hawaiʻi
In this study, spatial distribution models of indigenous agroecosystems in Hawai‘i were developed to identify their potential past distribution, productive and carrying capacities, and future potential under current land-use and mild-to-severe future climate scenarios. The research highlights the food-producing potential of indigenous agriculture even under land-use and climate changes, and the value of their restoration into the future. Read more ▸
Dr Teodora Corina Hasegan
Collaborator as English language editor and translator from Spanish to English
Susan Crosby
Editor in English
Chris Jarrett
Collaborator as English language editor and translator from Spanish to English
Scoping Dialogue on Land Tenure Reform – The Forest dialogue
Prof. José Aylwin – ICCA Consortium Council Member, participated in the conference of the Forests Dialogue to discuss issues surrounding land reform with indigenous peoples, forestry companies, agricultural companies, development agencies and relevant government bodies. Read more ▸
The Consortium at the 2016 World Conservation Congress
The ICCA Consortium has participated with a small delegation to the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Honolulu (Hawai’i – USA) on 1-10… Read more “The Consortium at the 2016 World Conservation Congress” ▸
First ICCA Campus at a World Conservation Congress – Hawaii Sept. 2016
Conserving nature via self-determination and resistance to destructive development in ICCAs – a Campus event at the World Parks Congress (Waikiki, Hawaii, 4 September… Read more “ First ICCA Campus at a World Conservation Congress – Hawaii Sept. 2016” ▸
50th Meeting of the GEF Council and CSO Meetings (Washington DC, 2016)
50th Meeting of the GEFCouncil and CSO Meetings Theme: ICCAs and Standards and Safeguards for Finance and Business Meeting dates: 5 June 2016: Preparatory… Read more “50th Meeting of the GEF Council and CSO Meetings (Washington DC, 2016)” ▸
Quebec-Labrador Foundation |
National NGO |
15th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
15th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Theme: ICCAs and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Human Rights Meeting dates: 9-20 May 2016… Read more “15th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues” ▸
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)” ▸
