Legal Review No 5 Senegal
No 5 Senegal Sustainable management of natural resources is crucial in Africa where – short of the lifestyle of ‘developed societies’ – local people… Read more “Legal Review No 5 Senegal” ▸
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Legal Review No 6 Americas Regional
No 6 Americas Regional Indigenous peoples territories and community conserved areas (ICCAs) play an essential role as a basis for the spiritual and cultural… Read more “Legal Review No 6 Americas Regional” ▸
Legal Review No 7 Bolivia
No 7 Bolivia (in Spanish) Bolivia es un país de gran diversidad cultural, con 36 naciones indígenas cuyas raíces se remontan varios siglos en… Read more “Legal Review No 7 Bolivia” ▸
Legal Review No 8 Canada
No 8 Canada It is estimated there are approximately 1.17 million Indigenous people in Canada (Statistics Canada, 2010b), but this has never been accurately… Read more “Legal Review No 8 Canada” ▸
Legal Review No 9 Chile
No 9 Chile (in Spanish) La población cuyas vidas, culturas y economías se relaciona con los diversos ecosistemas rurales del país alcanza 6 millones… Read more “Legal Review No 9 Chile” ▸
Legal Review No 10 Panama
No 10 Panama (in Spanish) En el estudio de caso se pretende hacer un análisis de la importancia de TICCA’s para la conservación de… Read more “Legal Review No 10 Panama” ▸
Legal Review No 11 Suriname
No 11 Suriname The four most numerous indigenous peoples are the Kali’na (Caribs), Lokono (Arawak), Trio (Tirio, Tareno) and Wayana. In addition, there are… Read more “Legal Review No 11 Suriname” ▸
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” ▸
Legal Review No 13 India
No 13 India India is home to over a billion people and represents a wide spectrum of biological, cultural and geographic diversity. The confluence… Read more “Legal Review No 13 India” ▸
Legal Review No 15 Malaysia
No 15 Malaysia Malaysia has a multi-cultural population, partly a legacy of its strategic location as a trading center between east and west, and… Read more “Legal Review No 15 Malaysia” ▸
Legal Review No 16 The Philippines
No 16 The Philippines The NCIP estimates the population of indigenous peoples in the Philippines between 12 and 15 million distributed into approximately 110… Read more “Legal Review No 16 The Philippines” ▸
Legal Review No 17 Taiwan, Province of China
No 17 Taiwan, Province of China According to the Article 2 of the Basic Act of Indigenous Peoples, “indigenous peoples” are defined as the… Read more “Legal Review No 17 Taiwan, Province of China” ▸
Legal Review No 18 Australia
No 18 Australia Prior to British colonisation in the late 19th century, the entire Australian continent had been owned, managed and sustainably used by… Read more “Legal Review No 18 Australia” ▸
Legal Review No 19 Fiji
No 19 Fiji As of 2007, Fiji’s population numbering 837,271 residents were composed of 56.8% indigenous Fijians (i Taukei), 37.5% Indian and 5.7% other… Read more “Legal Review No 19 Fiji” ▸
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” ▸
Italy – Concern regarding the fate of the Fortino
International concern regarding the fate of the Fortino (International Centre for Nature Conservation and Community Involvement for the Protection of Migratory Birds), Calabria, Italy.… Read more “Italy – Concern regarding the fate of the Fortino” ▸
The formalization of the establishment of the Intercultural Council of Co-management within the Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina, led by Jorge Nahuel’s advocacy team of the Confederación Mapuche de Neuquén
This political decision of the Mapuche authorities and the Chair of National Parks broke with decades of imposition in the use of resources and… Read more “The formalization of the establishment of the Intercultural Council of Co-management within the Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina, led by Jorge Nahuel’s advocacy team of the Confederación Mapuche de Neuquén” ▸
A Gathering for Indigenous People from Canada and USA in September 2012
Two studies, one on Legal Review and one on Recognition and Support, for ICCA in Canada have been completed. They confirm that in this… Read more “A Gathering for Indigenous People from Canada and USA in September 2012” ▸
“Large-scale oil palm plantations and Indigenous Peoples’ rights” workshop at the Aliansi Maskarakat Adat Nusantari (AMAN) VI Congress, Maluku, Indonesia, April 2012
Across the Indonesian archipelago, land is being cleared for large-scale oil palm plantation at an alarming rate. This highly complex phenomenon has led to… Read more ““Large-scale oil palm plantations and Indigenous Peoples’ rights” workshop at the Aliansi Maskarakat Adat Nusantari (AMAN) VI Congress, Maluku, Indonesia, April 2012” ▸
The Kalahan Community “Photo-Story” and “Resilience and Security Tool” pilot-study, North Luzon, The Philippines, March 2012: A Consortium and PAFID collaborative project
In March this year, a small team consisting of Dave De Vera and Sam Pedragosa of PAFID and Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend and Vanessa Reid from… Read more “The Kalahan Community “Photo-Story” and “Resilience and Security Tool” pilot-study, North Luzon, The Philippines, March 2012: A Consortium and PAFID collaborative project” ▸
