An exchange workshop on community conserved areas in China’s Key Ecological Areas and the ICCA China Working Group’s annual meeting was held from 28-29 December 2021 in Chengdu, Sichuan. Read more ▸
The Maasai community of Ngorongoro are living in fear of dispossession from their ancestral lands and territories, loss of livelihood and security of their defenders. A group of human rights defenders, including some ICCA Consortium Members, issued a statement to condemn any possible evictions and other violations of human rights in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Read more ▸
The 2nd National Congress of Small-Scale Artisanal Fishers and Mollusk Gatherers of Costa Rica was held on November 8, 9 and 10, 2021. Read more ▸
Nagaland Community Conserved Areas Forum’s (NCCAF, ICCA Consortium Member) Nuklu Phom won the prestigious award in 2021. Read more ▸
A decade after its establishment, the Working Group has made major strides in advocating for Indigenous conservation in one of the most culturally and biologically diverse countries in the world. Read more ▸
The State of Rajasthan continues to apply its failed tiger conservation model in Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, to the detriment of Indigenous and pastoralist communities. Read more ▸
Dario spent nearly three decades supporting the Indigenous Batak in the Philippines’ island of Palawan. Read more ▸
A new report supported by the ICCA Consortium explores common governance of natural resources and the meaning of community in the Portuguese context. Read more ▸
The professional fisherman and President of Snowchange (ICCA Consortium Member) received the 2021 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize for bringing together Indigenous and local wisdom and knowledge with western science to address global climate issues. Read more ▸
In northeast Gabon, the Kota community of Massaha has sustained their customary lands and sacred forest for generations. They are now seeking formal government recognition and protection against the imminent threat of logging. Read more ▸
The community has been protecting and nurturing their sacred forest for generations but it is now at risk of destruction, despite the Gabonese government’s commitment to the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People. The ICCA Consortium stands in solidarity with the community of Massaha as they call on their government to halt the logging and legally recognize it under existing legislation. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Members and Honorary members from Indigenous nations, grassroots organizations and activist-researcher backgrounds have a strong presence during an interdisciplinary global conference. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium exchange held in conjunction with the 2021 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples shines a spotlight on experiences and perspectives from Turtle Island/North America, the Arctic, and East and Southeast Asia. Read more ▸
Congratulations to the Kichwa People of Sarayaku (ICCA Consortium Member) on winning the Equator Prize 2021. Read more ▸
As part of the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective’s ‘Decolonising stories’ animation series, Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner Dennis Tabaro describes how the Indigenous Bagungu People in Buliisa, Uganda, are restoring their sacred natural sites, respect for elders and clan governance systems in the shadow of oil extraction. Read more ▸
Solidarity Statement on International Human Rights Defenders Day and International Human Rights Day 2021. Read more ▸
A glimpse at ICCA Consortium Members’ perspectives on their work and engagement with the association and their visions for the coming years. Read more ▸
As the membership has grown, so too has its diversity, while retaining a strong sense of solidarity and shared values. We hope this summary report captures both the high-level insights of consolidated data as well as the nuances of Members’ experiences and perspectives. Read more ▸
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New animations explore the revival of land, water, seed and Earth-centered cultures by Indigenous and traditional communities in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Kenya. Read more ▸
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