In Canada, the IISAAK OLAM Foundation is launching an online reading circle to mobilize knowledge and build capacity for the protection and conservation of biocultural diversity, and to support the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). Read more ▸
“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 ▸
In view of the upcoming 2020 United Nations Ocean Conference, several organizations, including the ICCA Consortium, launched “RISE UP, A Blue Call to Action”. In an interview with the Spanish radio RTVE, former ICCA Consortium council member Vivienne Solis Rivera details the initiative and its objectives. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Member KRAPAVIS and its partners deepened the elaboration of their strategy to document, secure and sustain Orans, the “sacred groves” of India, with a variety of concrete initiatives and proposals to address the main concerns territories of life are facing in India. Read more ▸
In the second webinar organised by ICCA Consortium Member NTFP-EP to build shared capacity and understanding of ICCAs—territories of life in Southeast Asia, Harry Jonas presented ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ and the challenges and opportunities this new framework for Indigenous peoples and local communities represents. Read more ▸
As the community forest of Monte Veciñal en Man Común de Tameiga (Spain) is threatened by the construction of a mega-mall owned by a football team, the local community is defending its commons, with the support of Iniciativa Comunales (ICCA Consortium Member). Read more ▸
With growing global concern over our climate and ecological crises, those who defend Mother Earth should be gaining better protection – but instead, they are being targeted. According to Front Line Defenders’ annual global analysis, the fight for land, environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights was the most dangerous sector for defenders, comprising 40% of the human rights defenders killed in 2019. Read more ▸
In Myanmar, the Rawang Youth group and its allies are working hard to raise awareness about the value of territories of life, and seeking better recognition for these territories and the rights of the Indigenous Rawang people. Htonphu Nin Htay and Aye Myat Thandar tell us about their work and the emergence of the Rawang Youth group. Read more ▸
The Indigenous Tsumba people of the sacred Tsum Valley (Nepal) will reaffirm their collective commitment to the conservation of nature and culture during a cultural Shyagya festival, celebrating the centennial of their commitment to non-violence. Sudeep Jana Thing, ICCA Consortium Council Member, tells us more about this coming event. Read more ▸
The Working Group on ICCAs Indonesia, an ICCA Consortium Member, is stepping up advocacy efforts with the government for the appropriate recognition of ICCAs. As part of this effort, the Working Group is strengthening the documentation and registration of an estimated 3 million hectares of ICCAs in the archipelago. Read more ▸
Los Miembros del Consorcio TICCA de México se reunieron y planearon un estudio del marco legal existente en materia de conservación y derechos de pueblos Indígenas y comunidades locales, acciones para el fortalecimiento comunitario y una estrategia de incidencia nacional. Read more ▸
FENAMAD (Miembro del Consorcio TICCA) cumplió 38 años de lucha para los derechos de los pueblos indígenas de la Amazonia peruana. En esta ocasión, FENAMAD organizó varios eventos y encuentros para recordar su historia, sus compromisos, y los retos del futuro. Read more ▸
As we usher in a new decade – reportedly our ‘last chance’ to avert total ecological catastrophe – Global Coordinator Holly Jonas reflects on key changes and sets out the ICCA Consortium’s priorities for the coming year. Read more ▸
Sharing her experiences in three youth-led international events in 2019, Emma Courtine, Honorary Member and Secretariat of the ICCA Consortium, reflects on opportunities and ideas for the Consortium to engage youth and enhance youth participation— including the creation of a youth platform within the Consortium! Read more ▸
Auditor of the accounts and Ombudsperson
In a move to conserve a forest area with a vital repository of endangered wild animals, the villagers of Chug, under the guidance of the WWF-India, have declared nearly 100 square kilometers of their forest area a community-conserved area. Read more ▸
Former Policy and Advocacy Coordinator for Latin America (2021-2023)
Former Regional Coordinator for East and North Asia (2013-2022)
Former Inter-regional Coordinator (2023)
Linguistic Support Co-coordinator
Co-authored by Joám Evans Pim, from our Member organisation Vilar Woods Commons Community, this paper describes how Frojám and Ladydown Moor ICCAs-Territories of Life are recovering their biocultural values, especially in terms of identity and positive conservation outcomes. Read more ▸
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